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Steps for tax professionals who experience a loss of taxpayer data.

Report loss or attempted theft of W-2 and social security number data to the IRS immediately. Help protect employee information from tax-related identity theft.

Tax Tip 2025-30, May 8, 2025 — Scammers work hard during tax season to try to steal money, personal information and all year long. Taxpayers and tax professionals should remain alert and aware of these common scams to avoid losing money, personal information or client data.

May 10, 2024 — IRS statement to taxpayers receiving Letter 6613 alerting them to the unauthorized disclosure of tax return information by an IRS contractor.

Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN) frequently asked questions.

IR-2022-140, July 19, 2022 — The Security Summit partners today encouraged tax professionals to increase their efforts to inform clients about the IRS Identity Protection PIN Opt-In Program to help protect people against tax-related identity theft.

Information about how the IRS, states and the tax industry came together in 2015 to identify safeguards to protect taxpayer federal and state tax accounts from identity thieves.

IR-2023-134, July 25, 2023 — In the second installment in a special summer series, the Security Summit partners today reminded tax professionals and taxpayers about the IRS Identity Protection PIN Opt-In Program to help protect people against tax-related identity theft.

Tax Tip 2024-42, May 1, 2024 — Taxpayers and tax professionals should remain alert and aware of these common scams, schemes and cons to avoid losing money, personal information or client data.

Tax Tip 2023-56, April 25, 2023 — While scammers work hard during tax season to try to steal money, personal information and data, they also stay busy the rest of the year. Taxpayers and tax professionals should remain alert and aware of these common scams, schemes and cons to avoid losing money, personal information or client data.