Tax return identity theft occurs when someone uses a taxpayer’s personal information, such as name and Social Security number (SSN), without permission to commit fraud on tax returns to claim refunds or other credits to which a taxpayer is not entitled, or for other crimes. The IRS recently reported more than
1.2 million taxpayers with suspicious activity on their accounts. For the 2015 filing season, the Treasury estimated that identity-theft-related fraud accounted for approximately
4.8 million tax returns in excess of
$10.9 billion.
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