Tax-related ID theft

No matter how small your firm is, your clients’ information is very tempting to hackers.

Return changes in FAFSA; Trump and the AMT; charitable donation overstatements; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Tax attorneys who didn’t file, 19 suspended preparers in Maryland, and other highlights of recent tax fraud cases.

Fraudster faces charges for soliciting taxpayer info for false returns, plus other highlights of other recent cases.

Intuit’s exec Angela Camp and National Consumers League VP John Breyault appointed to the Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee.

The free course from the National Association of Tax Professionals was a joint venture with the IRS and the Federal Trade Commission.

Using your late mother’s Social Security number for fraud, and other highlights of our favorite recent tax fraud cases.

What a tax overhaul might look like; owing $.00 to the IRS; tax season security and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Businesses that never existed, students who never went to school, and other highlights from our favorite recent tax fraud cases.

Accountants beware: Fraudsters are customizing phishing attacks with fake QuickBooks invoices and TurboTax notifications, warns Todd O’Boyle, the co-founder and chief technology officer of malware detection provider Percipient Networks.

Treasury Secretary nominee said one of his priorities if confirmed would be to increase staff and modernize technology at the Internal Revenue Service—a move that Republicans who control the agency’s budget may reject.

The value of different color pens to tax fraudsters, and other highlights from our favorite recent tax fraud cases.

The IRS and state tax agencies are warning tax professionals of the continuing threat from cybercriminals.