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Identity Theft is a BIGGER Problem than the IRS Reports

Saturday, October 10, 2009
By DSCarroll1
Identity Theft is a BIGGER Problem than the IRS Reports

In 2008, the IRS found only 50,000 incidents of identity theft and employment fraud and stopped 90% of fraudulent tax returns. James White, director of tax issues on the GAO strategic issues team reports, “data provides an incomplete picture of the amount of identity theft-related fraud occurring at the IRS. »