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The IRS offers several suggestions for taxpayers  to help protect themselves against scams and identity theft

With the start of the 2014 tax season approaching on Jan. 31, the Internal Revenue Service urged taxpayers to be  aware that tax-related scams using the IRS name proliferate during this time of year.

Tax scams can take many forms, with  perpetrators  posing as the IRS in everything from e-mail refund schemes to  phone  impersonators. The IRS warned taxpayers to be vigilant of any unexpected  communication that is purportedly from the IRS at the start of tax season.


The IRS offers several suggestions for taxpayers  to help protect themselves against scams and identity theft:

  • Don’t carry your Social Security card or any documents that include your Social Security number (SSN) or
      Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN).
  • Don’t give a business your SSN  or  ITIN just because they ask. Give it only when required.
  • Protect your financial information.
  • Check your credit report every 12  months.
  • Secure personal information in your home.
  • Protect your personal computers by using firewalls and anti-spam/virus software, updating security patches and  changing passwords for Internet accounts.
  • Don’t give personal information   over the phone, through the mail or on the Internet unless you have initiated the contact and are sure of the recipient.

Taxpayers also should be very careful when  choosing a tax preparer. While most preparers provide excellent service to their clients, a few unscrupulous return preparers file false and fraudulent tax  returns and ultimately defraud their clients. It is important to know that
even  if someone else prepares your return, you are ultimately responsible for all the  information on the tax return

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