MONTPELIER, Vt. (NEWS10/WFFF/AP) – The State of Vermont is offering identity theft protection to more than 100,000 people who received unemployment benefits last year after thousands of tax forms were ...

TROY, Mich. (WXYZ) — I've been following an identity theft dilemma with a tax season twist. It all started with an Oxford Woman who reached out to the Scripps News ...

SALT LAKE CITY — As tax season rolls around, many Utahns are seeing a familiar influx of forms in their mailboxes. But this year, one form in particular is raising red flags for some residents. A ...

In recent years, identity theft cases have surged, especially during tax season. According to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in 2022, the federal agency identified and prevented USD 5.7 billion ...

THEFT. THE SIGNS OF TAX IDENTITY THEFT INCLUDE SOMEONE USING YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER TO FILE AND CLAIM A TAX REFUND. AND ONE WAY YOU WILL KNOW THIS IS IF THE IRS REJECTS YOUR TAX RETURN AFTER YOU ...

For years, I dreaded the possibility that a tax identity theft would complicate my life and delay my tax refund. Now I’ve finally taken steps to avoid it, and you may want to as well. Tax ID theft ...

Ah, tax season. That magical time of year when we all attempt to decipher the mystical language of IRS forms while hoping the government gives us back some of our own money. Before you start planning ...

SEATTLE — Some forms of identity theft are relatively easy to deal with, such as stolen credit card numbers. But it’s a nightmare to unravel tax refund theft if an imposter grabs your Social Security ...

ROHNERT PARK, Calif. (KGO) -- Imagine filing your tax return and finding out someone else already claimed your refund. It happened to a Rohnert Park mother of two - who was told somebody used her ...

Tax Identity Theft on the Rise in 2025 - Clear Start Tax Urges Victims to Act Quickly to Limit IRS Damage IRVINE, CA / ACCESS Newswire / June 25, 2025 / Even after the April 15 deadline, tax identity ...

The amount of time that identity theft victims have to wait for tax refunds has increased as the Internal Revenue Service has shifted priorities, with some victims waiting nearly two years. In a blog ...