IRS – How to prevent TAX Fraud in 2018
Uncategorized January 29th, 2018US CERT is sharing IRS theme of “Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week”. One new tip for 2018 is that W2 forms now contain a new code that can be optionally used with electronic filers. These 3 links below contain a # of beneficial tips to help prevent tax filers from fraud.
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2018/01/29/Tax-Identity-Theft-Awareness-Week
NCCIC/US-CERT encourages consumers to review IRS publication Taxes.Security.Together. and NCCIC/US-CERT Tip Preventing and Responding to Identity Theft. Users can also participate in a series of free webinars and chats on avoiding tax identity theft, hosted by the Federal Trade Commission, IRS, Department of Veterans Affairs, and others.