If you have an identity theft protection plan, your provider should be able to guide you through many of the following steps.

Tax identity theft and IRS scams are surging. Learn how to protect your refund, use an IRS IP PIN, and avoid TurboTax and IRS impersonation scams.

A trio of Democrats on Capitol Hill think that the IRS requirements for identity verification in the Direct File program “created serious access barriers” to filing taxes using the service. Sens.

If you haven’t filed your tax return yet, there’s a growing chance someone may have done it for you. The head of a federal oversight agency this month told Congress that nearly a million fraudulent ...

Tax-related identity theft happens when criminals use your personal information to file a return in your name and claim your refund. Victims are waiting an average of almost 19 months for the IRS to ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – You may have an unemployment problem, even if you never filed for unemployment benefits. A growing number of Tampa Bay area residents are discovering someone filed for benefits in ...

Identity thieves have been exploiting a glaring security weakness in the website of Experian, one of the big three consumer credit reporting bureaus. Normally, Experian requires that those seeking a ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In an effort to prevent fraud, everyone filing for unemployment benefits in Kentucky will have to verify their identity using a new system starting Thursday. Unemployment insurance ...