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Friday, December 04, 2020

IRS to Make ID Protection PIN Open to All

Good direction.   Now how will it be effectively used?    See more detail at the link.

IRS to Make ID Protection PIN Open to All in Krebs On Security

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said this week that beginning in 2021 it will allow all taxpayers to apply for an identity protection personal identification number (IP PIN), a single-use code designed to block identity thieves from falsely claiming a tax refund in your name. Currently, IP PINs are issued only to those who fill out an ID theft affidavit, or to taxpayers who’ve experienced tax refund fraud in previous years. .... " 

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