Nov. 27 - Dec. 1, 2017 The IRS, State Tax Agencies and the Tax Industry announced a National Tax Security Awareness Week, to encourage both individual and business taxpayers to take steps to protect their tax data and identities in advance of the 2018 filing season. News Releases: Announcement: National Tax Security Awareness Week Monday: Online Security - Seven Steps for Safety Tuesday: Avoid Phishing Emails by Data Thieves Wednesday: Victims of Data Breaches Should Consider These Steps Thursday: Employers, Payroll Officials, Avoid the W-2 Email Scam Friday: Small Businesses: Be Alert to Identity Theft Tax Tips: TT-2017-79, Data Protection Tips to Help Taxpayers, Businesses TT-2017-82, Keep Online Data Safe TT-2017-83, Recognize Phishing Email Scams TT-2017-84, Five Steps Data Breach Victims Can Take TT-2017-85, Thieves Use W-2 Scam to get Employee Data See also previous Security Awareness Tax Tips Be sure to follow @IRSnews, @IRStaxpros and @IRSenEspanol on Twitter where we’ll be using the hashtag #TaxSecurity. More Information: Security Summit Taxes. Security. Together. Protect Your Clients; Protect Yourself Don’t Take the Bait
