WASHINGTON, D.C. (WSAW) – The IRS, in part with the Security Summit, state tax agencies, and the nation’s tax industry, is reminding taxpayers of the annual National Tax Security Awareness Week which takes place from Nov. 28-Dec. 2.
Now in its seventh year, it focuses attention on empowering taxpayers to protect sensitive financial information against identity thieves as the holidays and the 2023 tax season get closer.
With the holidays and tax season approaching, the Summit warns taxpayers and tax professionals to take extra steps to protect their financial and tax information. People face a heightened risk in coming months as fraudsters take advantage of the holiday season to trick people into sharing sensitive personal information by email, text message and online which identity thieves use to try to file tax returns and steal refunds.
To help combat this, a week-long series of educational materials to help protect individuals, businesses, and tax professionals from identity theft is featured including a Nov. 29 webinar titled “Deeper Dive into Emerging Cyber Crimes and Crypto Tax Compliance.”
“Taxpayers and tax professionals need to remain vigilant for increasingly sophisticated scams that look to steal sensitive financial information,” said IRS Acting Commissioner Doug O’Donnell. “The Security Summit effort focuses on highlighting simple steps that small businesses and people in all walks of life can take to protect their information, helping them avoid…
