Tax professionals have a commodity that identity thieves crave: client tax information. Nothing evolves these days faster than scams — except maybe alerts about them.
The Internal Revenue Service and its Security Summit partners have issued a new list of scam red flags to let tax pros bolster their defenses, fourth in a five-part “Protect Your Client; Protect Yourself” series from the summit, a public-private partnership that works to protect the tax system.
“It’s important for tax professionals to protect their systems from identity thieves who always look for new methods to steal data,” warned IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel, in a statement. “There are practical ways for practitioners to keep on top of the latest trends and signs of data and identity theft.”
Tax fraud victims have frequently shared concerns with the IRS that they didn’t immediately spot signs of data theft. Here are some of the red flags.
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