TIGTA Report Praises Identity Theft Work

An audit from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) commended the IRS for recognizing the effect identity theft has on tax administration and for its efforts to improve detection and prevention. Tax identity theft occurs when an individual uses another person’s name and taxpayer ID number to file a fraudulent return and claim a refund. The IRS’s strategies have “led to many notable improvements,” but the types of identity theft schemes continue to “evolve and become more sophisticated,” TIGTA stated. The report is here