identity theft Archives - Federal Direct Tax https://www.federaldirecttax.com/blog/tag/identity-theft/ Helping Individuals & Businesses Enter The Tax Preparation Industry Tue, 06 Oct 2015 19:59:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Stopping Tax Offenders and Prosecuting (STOP) Identity Theft Bill of 2014 https://www.federaldirecttax.com/blog/stopping-tax-offenders-and-prosecuting-stop-identity-theft-bill-of-2014/ Thu, 25 Sep 2014 16:14:20 +0000 http://www.federaldirecttax.com/blog/?p=1642 Identity theft is a problem that affects millions of Americans and that nondescript number is growing exponentially. Years ago, there were fewer people filing fewer fraudulent returns, but now, with the ease of e-file and the lax security of some office’s document retention procedures, there are thousands of people who have built a type of […]

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]]> Taxpayer Protection and Preparer Fraud Prevention Act of 2013 https://www.federaldirecttax.com/blog/taxpayer-protection-and-preparer-fraud-prevention-act-of-2013/ Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:06:54 +0000 http://www.federaldirecttax.com/blog/?p=1376 Over the past few years we’ve seen the number of cases of fraud go from an occurrence that happened to “someone we know” to something that you can’t avoid reading or hearing about. It’s happening to hundreds of thousands of people in many different forms, but one of the most common forms in the tax […]

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]]> Reminder: Webinar Tonight Covering Tax Related Identity Theft https://www.federaldirecttax.com/blog/reminder-webinar-tonight-covering-tax-related-identity-theft/ Tue, 07 Aug 2012 15:56:49 +0000 http://www.federaldirecttax.com/blog/?p=995 If you have not yet signed up for tonight’s webinar be sure to do so quickly.  This evenings continuing education live webinar will be covering tax related identity theft.  Space is limited.  You can sign up by clicking here: Tax Related Identity Theft For those who have signed up for a continuing education package, this […]

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]]> Crook Arrested for Using Dead Preparer’s Identity to File Tax Returns https://www.federaldirecttax.com/blog/crook-arrested-for-using-dead-preparers-identity-to-file-tax-returns/ Fri, 18 May 2012 16:16:19 +0000 http://www.federaldirecttax.com/blog/?p=906 A man, Todd P. Halpern, in New Jersey was charged with one count of tax fraud and one count of identify theft.  He was arrested at his home by agents of the FBI and IRS, according to U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman’s office. Halpern prepared and filed 657 fraudulent federal income tax returns with the […]

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