Tax professionals are entrusted with our most private financial and identifying data. It is disconcerting, though not surprising, that tax professionals are being increasingly targeted by identity thieves who are not only sophisticated but also part of organized syndicates.
Read MoreIn June of 2015, IRS Commissioner John Koskinen told the Senate Finance Committee that 2.7 million taxpayers had their identities stolen, and pledged to make the tax filing system more secure by 2016.[1] Fast forward to August of 2016, also known as present day, and the problem has clearly been fixed.
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