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Understand the IRS identity theft victim assistance process. Learn what happens if the IRS detects a suspicious return or if you report being a victim.

Tax Tip 2021-180, December 6, 2021 ¨D The IRS and its Security Summit partners recently held the annual National Tax Security Awareness Week. One of the key messages this year was even if someone doesn't file a tax return, their online interactions can lead to scammers stealing sensitive information and using it to try and get a tax refund.

Criminals sought to exploit the coronavirus pandemic by filing for fraudulent unemployment benefits claims using stolen identities. Here's what to do if they stole your identity to commit this crime.

A description of employment-related identity theft and actions for victims to take.

If you think you¡¯ve been?scammed, had your information stolen or suspect someone isn¡¯t complying with tax law, report it. Your information can help others from falling victim.

IR-2024-306, Dec. 5, 2024 ¡ª Because identity thieves target the financial data of businesses and the self-employed using new schemes, the Internal Revenue Service and the Security Summit partners today urged companies and individual taxpayers to review and update their security measures and practices to guard against the latest scams.

IR-2021-233, November 19, 2021 ¡ª With the 2022 tax season and the holidays rapidly approaching, the Internal Revenue Service, state tax agencies and the nation's tax industry today announced a special week focusing attention on taxpayers protecting sensitive financial information against identity thieves.

IR-2022-202, November 18, 2022 ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service, along with state tax agencies and the nation's tax industry, today announced a special week focusing attention on empowering taxpayers to protect sensitive financial information against identity thieves as the holidays and the 2023 tax season get closer.

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IR-2023-218, Nov. 17, 2023 ¡ª The IRS, along with its Security Summit partners in state tax agencies and the nation's tax industry, today announced a special week focusing taxpayer and tax professional awareness on protecting sensitive financial information against identity thieves as the holidays and the 2024 tax season approach.