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IR-2022-202, November 18, 2022 — The Internal Revenue Service, along with state tax agencies and the nation's tax industry, today announced a special week focusing attention on empowering taxpayers to protect sensitive financial information against identity thieves as the holidays and the 2023 tax season get closer.

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.

IR-2022-147, August 9, 2022 — The Security Summit partners today unveiled a special new sample security plan designed to help tax professionals, especially those with smaller practices, protect their data and information.

IR-2024-308, Dec. 6, 2024 — On the final day of National Tax Security Awareness Week, the Internal Revenue Service and its Security Summit partners urged tax professionals to reassess their plans for protecting themselves and their clients’ sensitive information amid increasing attempts by identity thieves to steal tax data.

Tax Tip 2024-74, Sept. 4, 2024 — The IRS and the Security Summit partners continue to see identity thieves targeting tax professionals in hopes of gaining valuable client tax information

IR-2021-233, November 19, 2021 — With the 2022 tax season and the holidays rapidly approaching, the Internal Revenue Service, state tax agencies and the nation's tax industry today announced a special week focusing attention on taxpayers protecting sensitive financial information against identity thieves.

IR-2022-144, August 2, 2022 — With identity thieves continuing to target the tax community, Internal Revenue Service Security Summit partners today urged tax professionals to learn the signs of data theft so they can react quickly to protect clients.

IR-2023-143, Aug. 8, 2023 — In the fourth of a special series, the Internal Revenue Service and the Security Summit partners today urged tax professionals to learn the signs of data theft so they can respond quickly to protect clients.

IR-2024-208, Aug. 13, 2024 — The Internal Revenue Service and the Security Summit partners today announced the availability of a new, updated Written Information Security Plan designed to help protect tax professionals against continuing threats from identity thieves and data breaches.

IR-2024-193, July 23, 2024 — In the third part of a special series, the Internal Revenue Service and the Security Summit partners today urged tax professionals to learn the signs of data theft so they can respond quickly to protect their business and their clients.