The Internal Revenue Service and private tax preparers say they are beefing up efforts to limit tax-related #identity theft for the 2016 filing season, testing more than 20 new safeguards to protect taxpayers’ sensitive information.
The #irs, state tax authorities and tax preparation companies will begin sharing details about suspicious tax returns as they are filed, enabling tax authorities to adjust their fraud filters and catch suspicious returns more quickly. Tax preparers also agreed to roll out stricter #login requirements to better protect #taxpayer #data.
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