Data security

Security experts are seeing a rise this tax season in phishing schemes and malware tied to hot-button subjects like tax refunds, stimulus payments and COVID-19 vaccines.

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a warning about the widening range of scams involving Economic Impact Payments aimed at recipients of COVID-19 relief.

Leaders of the House Ways and Means Committee want the Internal Revenue Service to assist taxpayers who are getting information returns in the mail for unemployment benefits they never received.

The Internal Revenue Service should be doing more to protect the security of tax transcript information available through its Income Verification Express Service program, according to a new report.

The Internal Revenue Service is alerting tax professionals about a dangerous new phishing scam.

Republicans are asking the Biden administration to assist taxpayers who are receiving tax forms for unemployment benefits claimed by identity thieves.

Twenty-five staff members from Syzygy Solutions and Velossent will join Aprio’s advisory services group.

The Internal Revenue Service is advising taxpayers who received a Form 1099-G for unemployment benefits they never got to contact their state because their identity may have been stolen.

Accounting practices are major targets for hackers, ransomware and more

The Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation Division issued a warning Thursday about a new wave of COVID-19 scams tied to the latest round of stimulus payments, especially targeting taxpayers in the District of Columbia.

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration so far hasn’t uncovered any evidence that sensitive taxpayer data was accessed during cyberintrusions blamed on Russian government hackers.

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The Internal Revenue Service cautioned electronic return originators about a new identity theft scheme aimed at holders of Electronic Filing Identification Numbers from fraudsters posing as IRS contractors.

Major providers will offer an option for MFA, and the IRS strongly encourages users to take advantage of this added security measure.

The IRS is working with tax professionals to warn the public about coronavirus scams.

Starting in January, the six-digit numbers will be available to everyone, not just those who have suffered from identity theft.