Why Stolen Identity Refund Fraud is the IRS's Biggest Problem, and What Can Be Done About It

[Originally Published in the California Journal of Tax Litigation (November 2014)]
Part 1 of 3
By Former Of Counsel Attorney
The IRS’s tax return-related identity theft problem has officially crossed from an item of interest to law enforcement and tax professionals to a disturbing problem worthy of the national primetime news. On September 21, 2014, tax return-related identity theft (also known as “stolen identity refund fraud”) was the focus of a 15-minute segment on CBS’s 60 Minutes, Biggest IRS Scam Around: Identity Tax Refund Fraud.8 Among those interviewed in the segment were IRS Commissioner […]