IRS tax fraud crackdown targets identity thieves
The government began a crackdown on identity theft after noticing an uptick in criminals trying to file fake returns through the IRS.
Some early filers may have to wait a week longer than expected for their refund checks this year, as the Internal Revenue Service tweaks its computer system to prevent refund fraud.
By Kevin McCoy, USA TODAY Dozens of suspected identity thieves and others pursuing fraudulent tax refunds have been arrested in a nationwide crackdown aimed at reversing a sharp increase in crimes victimizing honest US taxpayers, the IRS said Tuesday.
In a blistering audit report, the Internal Revenue Service says Food for the Hungry, the big Phoenix-based charity, overstated the value of donated goods received and distributed during 2008 to “mislead the public in order to raise more funds.
You've heard the saying that a person must “walk the walk” to prove what they say is true. That holds true when you are telling the IRS that you
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