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Are Tax Practitioners Protecting Your Personal Information?
Doing your taxes can be complicated. So it’s no surprise that nearly 90% of taxpayers use either a paid preparer or tax software to prepare and file their taxes each year. In an age of data breaches and identity theft, … Continue reading
Posted in Information Security, Tax Policy and Administration
Tagged Congress, cybersecurity, e-file, identity theft, information security, Internal Revenue Service, IRS, Jessica Lucas-Judy, paid preparers, sensitive information, SI, tax fraud, tax preparation, tax refund, tax software
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As Tax Day Arrives, How Is IRS Managing the Filing Season?
Today is the deadline for filing federal individual income tax returns. By this point in time, if you needed to ask IRS questions about tax laws or your account, you’ve probably already been through the process at least once. If … Continue reading
Posted in Government Operations, Tax Policy and Administration
Tagged call center, customer service, e-file, IRS, online returns, phone, processing, refund, response time, SI, tax filing, tax return, taxes, website
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