November 30 - December 4, 2020
The IRS, state tax agencies and the nation's tax industry will hold the 5th Annual National Tax Security Awareness Week on November 30 - December 4, to urge increased security measures as fraudsters exploit COVID-19 concerns.
News releases
- IR-2020-271, National Tax Security Awareness Week, Day 5: Security Summit alerts tax professionals to potential telework scams during COVID-19, urges all practitioners to use multi-factor authentication
- IR-2020-268, National Tax Security Awareness Week, Day 4: Security Summit urges businesses to tighten security, offers new protections against identity theft
- IR-2020-267, National Tax Security Awareness Week, Day 3: IRS expands Identity Protection PIN Opt-In Program to taxpayers nationwide
- IR-2020-266, IRS National Tax Security Awareness Week, Day 2: 2021 online tax preparation products to offer multi-factor authentication for taxpayers, tax pros
- IR-2020-265, National Tax Security Awareness Week opens with warnings to all taxpayers and tax professionals as holidays, 2021 tax season approach
- IR-2020-259, Security Summit partners announce National Tax Security Awareness Week dates; urge increased security measures as fraudsters exploit COVID-19 concerns
Tax Tips
- Tax Tip 2020-169, All tax prep software will offer multi-factor authentication beginning in 2021
- COVID Tax Tip 2020-167, IRS warns people about a COVID-related text message scam
- Tax Tip 2020-166, Highlights from the 2020 National Tax Security Awareness Week
e-Posters
- Publication 5461, Security Summit - Protect personal and financial information online PDF
- Publication 5461-A, Security Summit - Use multi-factor authentication PDF
- Publication 5461-B, Security Summit - Get an Identity Protection PIN PDF
- Publication 5461-C, Security Summit - Businesses at risk for identity thief PDF
- Publication 5461-D, Security Summit - Tax professionals should review their safeguards PDF
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