Tax-related ID theft

The tax prep giant has also added a new security offering.

In its annual report, the advisory committee cites the burdens of tax reform on the service.

The IRS offers tips on what practitioners should do immediately after discovering they’ve been breached.

Tax pros share how they handle concerns about preparer fraud.

Crown capers; with a bullet; using the jailed; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Tax pros remain a major target of sophisticated hackers.

An advisory committee report worries the IRS will focus more on tax reform than on cybersecurity.

PEG nailed; taken for a ride; fifth Canadian fraud conviction; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Bogus 941s; oh the pain; Full Spectrum of fraud; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Giving back; Fast time; yellow buses and luxury cars; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Jail for former IRS rep; ‘made-up’ income; Elite but guilty; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

A thousand returns and 45 bank accounts; ‘what to write and where to write it’; the Spirit was weak; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The Internal Revenue Service is preparing to release draft versions of tax forms, instructions and guidance for the TCJA over the next few months.

Tax professionals are doing their best to warn the public, but it’s a never-ending task.

Stopped for Speedy; hitting the Breaks; Interior motive; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Scheming from coffee shops; disbarred and behind bars; AOTC on 3,000 returns; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Bogus W-2s; dependents, complete with numbers; underreporting supplemental money; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Status guilty; felony charges dropped against New York CPA; sales fails; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

International schemes sought millions; an asset shuffle; time’s up for temp agency; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Help the IRS debunk a handful of taxpayer misconceptions for this filing season.