It's that time of year again, folks. Whether you have yet to file your taxes or you're in the middle of it, it's not too late to make sure you're protected this tax season. With new tax fraud scams on ...

Secure your personal information by using an IRS-issued ID PIN to lock it down. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Protecting your ...

When someone steals your Social Security number or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, it can be used to file a fraudulent tax return. However, an Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN) from the IRS ...

The IRS is encouraging taxpayers to get an identity protection PIN (IP PIN). An IP PIN is a six-digit number that helps prevent thieves from filing federal tax returns in your name. With worries about ...

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 ...

Once you have an online IRS account, it takes only a few minutes to create an IP PIN. Charity impersonators, COVID-19 schemes, disaster fraud -- the list of tax scams gets longer every year. A ...

To combat identity theft, the IRS since 2011 has aided certain taxpayers by issuing them an identity protection personal identification number (IP PIN), which helps the IRS verify taxpayers’ identity ...

Ed Landing, a retired state geologist and a victim of identity theft, looks over documents he's put together as he tries to get back his stolen IRS federal tax return refund (Photo by John Carl ...

Tax scams are worse than ever. Getting an IP PIN from the IRS can stop identity thieves from stealing your tax refund. Peter is a writer and editor for the CNET How-To team. He has been covering ...