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IRS unveils new cyber safeguards

29

Jun

2016

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is implementing new cyber-security initiatives for 2017 to stay ahead of hackers. The agency is expanding a pilot program to add 16-digit verification codes to W-2 forms, which are used to report wage and tax information. The IRS is also expanding its information campaigns to teach the public about tax […]

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IRS kills electronic filing PIN feature due to repeated attacks

28

Jun

2016

After repeated attacks, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service has decided to retire a Web-based tool for obtaining PINs that taxpayers could use to file tax returns electronically. The Electronic Filing (E-file) PINs Web application is no longer available on the IRS website “because of questionable activity,” the agency announced last week. In February, the IRS […]

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IRS Relaunches "Get Transcript" Service With Improved Security

14

Jun

2016

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced last week that it relaunched its Get Transcript online service after making some security improvements to its authentication process. The “Get Transcript” online service was launched by the IRS in January 2014 to allow users to view and download their tax transcripts. It was shut down in May […]

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