Information The most recent news release is IR-2016-116, New Security Summit Video Warns Tax Pros of Cybercriminal Threats; Urges Precautionary Steps Find the latest information in the Security Awareness Tax Tips. Information for Taxpayers Taxes. Security. Together. We all have a role to play in protecting your data The IRS, the states and the tax industry first came together in November 2015 and has continued in 2016 to identify even more safeguards to protect your federal and state tax accounts from identity thieves. See more information on "Taxes. Security. Together" and 2015's Security Summit: Protecting Taxpayers from Identity Theft Tax Refund Fraud. Information for States and Industry Partners IRS, States and Industry Partners Provide Update on Collaborative Fight Against Tax-Related Identity Theft On June 28, 2016, IRS Commissioner John Koskinen and Summit participants provided an update on the progress made by the working groups in the past year and turned their attention toward 2017 efforts. For more information, please see the IRS news release. IRS, Industry, States Take New Steps Together to Fight Identity Theft, Protect Taxpayers The Internal Revenue Service and its partners — representatives of the software industry, tax preparation firms, payroll and tax financial product processors and state tax administrators — announced progress made in the past year in their collaborative effort to combat identity theft refund fraud to protect the nation's taxpayers. For more information, please see the IRS fact sheet. Information for Tax Professionals Tax Professionals: Protect Your Clients; Protect Yourself from Identity Theft Increasingly, tax professionals are being targeted by identity thieves. That's why, in addition to new security safeguards initiated for 2016 and planned for 2017, the Security Summit has launched a campaign aimed at tax professionals: Protect Your Clients; Protect Yourself. For more information, please see the IRS news releases IR-2016-96 and IR-2016-103, and fact sheet. Additional information Remarks by IRS Commissioner John Koskinen Speaking at the Security Summit in June, Commissioner Koskinen announced a new and important phase of the Summit group's ongoing efforts to protect taxpayers and the tax system against stolen identity refund fraud, stating, "We will continue to build on the accomplishments of this past year and continue providing stronger and better safeguards for taxpayers, to protect them and the tax system against the crime of identity theft." For more information, see Commissioner Koskinen's full remarks. From IRS Partners Please see news releases from the following IRS partners on the 2016 Security Summit and collaborative efforts to protect taxpayers and tax administration from identity theft refund fraud: H&R Block PDF Intuit PDF National Association of Tax Professionals (obsolete) Network Branded Prepaid Card Association (obsolete) For More Information For more information on identity theft and taxpayer protection, please see: Identity Protection: Prevention, Detection and Victim Assistance Identity Theft Information for Taxpayers and Victims Taxpayer Guide to Identity Theft Taxes. Security. Together. We all have a role to play in protecting your data
