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Identity theft: What taxpayers need to know


Tax-related identity theft is something we’ve all heard of. Unfortunately, some people get to have first-hand experience of it by losing their personal details to criminals. If someone manages to get their hands on your personal information, such as your name, address, date of birth and, worse still, Social Security number, there could be problems lying ahead. 

You can take some precautionary measures, such as investing in an identity theft protection software package. These can be handy for keeping tabs on things like your credit reports, and often come with other useful tools built into the software suite that allow you to manage things like internet security and your internet usage with a built in VPN.

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Data breach of IRS student financial aid tool may have affected 100000 taxpayers – Accounting Today


Accounting Today

Data breach of IRS student financial aid tool may have affected 100000 taxpayers
Accounting Today
A data breach in the Internal Revenue Service's Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, tool, which the IRS was forced to shut down last month, may have affected up to 100,000 taxpayers. The IRS shut down the tool last month when it noticed …

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Treasurer says county taxpayers not at risk of data breach – Billings Gazette

Treasurer says county taxpayers not at risk of data breach
Billings Gazette
MISSOULA — The Missoula County treasurer is assuring taxpayers that their identities have not been compromised after about 1,180 people got tax notices, along with the names and email addresses of the other people who had requested to be notified …

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