Tax-related ID theft

The Internal Revenue Service and its partners have identified half a dozen steps for safeguarding taxpayer information.

Card shark; the roof falls in; a dynamic duo; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

In advance of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, the Internal Revenue Service is highlighting how criminals target older citizens.

Tax professionals will need to take extra steps to get access to certain systems and information.

Scale of the crime; a favorite client; with a bullet; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

More and more fraudsters are impersonating the IRS, so taxpayers need to know how to tell the difference, and what to do if someone tries to scam them.

A world view; muscle head; in the hunt; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

No temporary solution; cooking some books; French connection; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Fraudsters are ever-inventive, and accountants and tax pros need to make sure their clients keep vigilant.

Anti-social worker; loan sharks; just in time for Tax Day; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Confidence man; Bits & Bytes & busted; lost that bet; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The IRS offers advice on how practitioners can know when their client information is at risk.

The kite stuff; a con extinguished; wrong number; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Kon man; anti-social behavior; not much of a Solution; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Cyber-defenses; Tax Gap inaccuracy; a new retirement age; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Final salute; Patriot game; books by their covers; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Childcare shuffle; engineering a scam; one cent for tribute; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The vulnerability of the Social Security number isn't helping, either.

E-file evasion; a.k.a. a CTR scam; fancy cars and a dead mom; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

He'll always have Paris; 'cruel, callous and self-absorbed'; making Book; and other highlights of recent tax cases.