MADISON – The April 18 individual income tax filing deadline is only one week away.
Taxpayers who already filed and are receiving a refund may track their refund’s status on the Where’s My Refund page of the Wisconsin Department of Revenue’s (DOR) website at revenue.wi.gov.
Taxpayers who are unable to file by April 18 may request an extension. However, if any tax is owed, it must be paid by April 18, 2022 to avoid any penalties, even if an extension was filed.
Electronic filing is encouraged as it is the fastest, most accurate and secure way to file a tax return.
As DOR continues to improve its fraud prevention measures to combat new and changing scams, the agency encourages taxpayers to do their part by protecting their personal information. Here are several ways taxpayers can protect themselves.
Use Identity Protection (IP) PINs
Taxpayers should consider signing up for the federal IP PIN at irs.gov and Wisconsin IP PIN at revenue.wi.gov. Both IP PINs help prevent unauthorized persons from using taxpayer personal information to fraudulently file federal and state returns in their names.
Be alert
Know that DOR will never call, email or text message anyone without first sending them a letter either through the mail or registered My Tax Account. A call, email or message received without having first received a letter from DOR is a red flag for a phishing scam or other fraud.
Be proactive
- Keep firewall, malware and anti-virus software up to date.
- Encrypt…
