The IRS can freeze your tax refund over small errors or identity checks. Learn which IRS letters to watch for and how to avoid weeks of refund delays.

The IRS outlines evolving tax scams, from unemployment fraud to social media tax “hacks," and warns taxpayers what to watch ...

Tax whistleblowers ask is their identity safe if they blow the whistle with the IRS. The short answer is yes as highlighted ...

Tax scams target Americans starting in January using personal data from brokers to create fake IRS emails and refund alerts ...

If the IRS suspects tax-related identity theft, the agency will pull it for additional review. When this happens, the IRS will send out a letter notifying you of potential identity theft. These ...

A trio of Democrats on Capitol Hill think that the IRS requirements for identity verification in the Direct File program “created serious access barriers” to filing taxes using the service. Sens.

American taxpayers are now proactive in protecting their tax returns by receiving an IRS Identity Protection PIN from the agency’s improved online system, which prevents fraudulent filings before they ...

The Internal Revenue Service has released its annual Dirty Dozen list of tax scams for 2026 that threaten the tax and ...

A view of the IRS building in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images) A few years ago, the Internal Revenue Service announced that it had begun using the identity credential service ID.me ...

Tax identity protection becomes less like a niche add-on and more like a rational extension of customer and employee care.