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Revenue enhancement Return Fraud

Did y'all receive an email from eFile.com stating that you lot eastward-Filed a tax return - or that your return was accepted or rejected past the IRS - but you did not file this render at all? Somebody has filed a return with your information; either the SSN entered was a mistake but happened to lucifer your SSN or you may be a victim of identity theft and tax fraud where a person intentionally filed a tax return with your data. Or, did the IRS send y'all Letter 5071C or 5747C?

If whatsoever of the above occurred, this does non hateful that we at eFile.com committed the fraud. More likely, somebody used your tax information, either intentionally or past error. We are committed to helping our clients and other taxpayers protect their data and to promote awareness of identity theft practices. See these steps to have if identity theft has affected y'all.

• Read this Data about Identity Theft for Taxpayers.
• Steps to Written report Identity Theft to the IRS.

Review the post-obit sections below for information on how identity thieves target individuals, what yous can do to protect yourself from identity theft, and how to report identity theft to the IRS and/or state revenue enhancement agencies.

Rejected Return Due to duplicate SSN

If your render was rejected with the reason stating that your SSN was used on a previously accepted return, start expect into your records to discover if you have already filed. If you filed a full return or fifty-fifty used the IRS Free File or non-filer return, this is treated as a tax return for the year and any e-file attempts will be rejected by the IRS - non eFile.com.

If y'all are a confirmed victim of tax-related identity theft due to a indistinguishable or previously filed return under your SSN, complete and file Form 14039 if your e-Filed taxation return got rejected due to a duplicate SSN. Proceed in mind that an already filed return under your SSN can also be the result of an honest error by another taxpayer, not necessarily the effect of intentional identity theft,

Sign in to eFile.com and under 'My Account,' download your rejected taxation return PDF file. Print, sign, include your W-2, 1099 forms, etc., and postal service your return to the IRS. Complete and print Form 14039 and follow the mailing instructions on the class. The IRS will then investigate your example and once the fraudulent revenue enhancement return is removed from your IRS account, you volition receive an IRS issued IP-Pin past postal mail at the start of the next calendar year or tax season.

As a confirmed identity theft victim, you can't opt out of the IP-PIN program unlike other taxpayers. IP-PINs will exist mailed annually to confirmed victims and participants enrolled earlier 2019.

Lost IP-PINs can also be retrieved via the online account.

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What is Identity Theft?

Identity theft is the fraudulent employ of an individual'south private identifying data to commit fraud for financial gain. Identity thieves seek ways to get together personal information from unsuspecting individuals to commit fraud while the victims are unaware of the acts.

• In 2020, the IRS launched Identity Theft Central which has improved online admission to information on identity theft and information security protection for taxpayers, taxation professionals, and businesses.
• In 2020, maybe due to the COVID-nineteen Pandemic, identity theft cases rose from 2019, reaching a total amount of reported cases of just under 1.four one thousand thousand. Of those, effectually 400,000 were fraud relating to government documents or benefits, 393,000 were credit credit fraud, and effectually 113,500 were employment or taxation fraud.
• Between 2015 and 2019, the number of taxpayers reporting they were identity theft victims fell eighty%. In 2019, the IRS received 137,000 reports from taxpayers compared to 677,000 in 2015. This was the fourth consecutive year this number declined.
• Betwixt 2015 and 2019, the IRS protected a combined $26 billion in fraudulent refunds by stopping confirmed identity theft returns.
• For 2019, roughly 20% of all identity theft and fraud reports were institute to be related to identity theft, amounting to only over 650,000 cases out of more than 3.2 million reports.
• Identity theft had seen a ascension of 33% in recent years, according to Department of Justice figures. The expert news is the IRS Criminal Investigation Sectionalisation has helped captive nigh 2,000 identity thieves. They besides have over ane,700 open investigations.

Yous may exist a victim of identity theft if yous receive a notice or letter from the IRS that states one or more of the following:

• More than 1 tax return was filed using your SSN,
• You lot owe additional tax, have a refund get-go, or have had drove actions taken against yous for a year you did non file a tax return, and/or
• IRS records indicate you lot received wages from an employer y'all did not piece of work for.

If you are the victim of identity theft and a fraudulent tax return was filed with your or your dependent'south social security number, y'all tin can request a copy of that fraudulent revenue enhancement return. You would then receive a masked or redacted tax return transcript of the fraudulent revenue enhancement render filed using your SSN. Complete Course 4506-F or Identity Theft Victim's Request for Copy of Fraudulent Taxation Return. The mailing address is on the course.

How Are Identities Stolen?

Identity thieves use diverse methods to maliciously obtain personal data. Ane of the most common methods used to obtain electronic information is "phishing." Phishing is a technique used past identity thieves to gather private and personal information past sending false electronic communications from a seemingly legitimate source. This may have the form of email communications or phone calls from a financial institution, such as a bank or a government agency.

Fiscal institutions and regime agencies, every bit a rule, practice not enquire yous for personal information, such as your social security number or password over emails and phone calls. For example, if the IRS wants additional data nearly a tax render you filed, they usually send you a letter in the mail service, which includes data on how to contact them if you have questions almost the observe.

If a person responds to a phishing email or provides personal information to a caller pretending to be the IRS, they may very well be sending would-be thieves the keys to commit fraud!

Here'south some more data on phishing and email scams.

Protect Yourself from Identity Theft

There are a number of measures that individuals such as yourself can take to prevent your identity from being stolen or used fraudulently. Review this document for more details on identity theft.

Apply for an IP-PIN or Identity Protection PIN.

Online Safe

• Employ security software for your computer or mobile device.
• Create strong, unique passwords for your devices and accounts.
• Use multi-factor hallmark or two-stride authentication, verification. When creating an eFile.com account, choose to enable this when you sign in or enroll afterwards under My Account > Security Centre.
• When providing sensitive information, such as payment for an online order, use only secure websites with an "https" in the address bar also as a padlock icon. Avoid entering sensitive information while on unsecured, public Wi-Fi networks.

Preventing Phishing

• Exist enlightened of emails and/or telephone calls asking for personal information from you (important: the IRS will never initially email or telephone call you most a tax return; they volition send yous a notice in the mail first).
• Examine emails to see where they are coming from. Verify the sender as someone you know or a newsletter you have subscribed to.
• Never provide personal or confidential information to an unverified source. Protect your personal data by keeping it somewhere simply you lot volition run into it.
• Contact the financial institution or agency to establish legitimacy of the email or telephone call.
• Review bank and credit card statements for any unusual activity.
• Apply security software with firewall and anti-virus protections. Make sure the software is always turned on and allows automatic updates. See these different security features used on eFile.com.
• Be aware of fake charities: you lot should not exist pressured to donate; confirm the charity is existent; make donations by credit card or check (gift menu donations or money wiring are ofttimes scams). Meet more than about charitable contributions and taxes.

Preventing Tax Fraud

• Follow steps higher up to prevent phishing.
• Carefully choose your e-filing or filing partner.
• Audit and examine your own books for whatsoever irregularities.
• Be aware of irregular practices, such every bit keeping two books and the use of social security numbers belonging to the deceased.
• Monitor whatsoever advice you receive from the IRS or Taxation Agencies.
• Make sure your tax records are secure. If they are electronic, encrypt them with strong passwords.

Written report Identity Theft to the IRS

If you believe y'all are the victim of identity theft, follow the steps below to study the revenue enhancement fraud to the IRS:

1. Visit the Identity Theft Central section at the IRS.
2. Phone call the IRS Identity Protection Specialized Unit at ane-800-908-4490 for guidance.
3. Complete Form 14039, Identity Theft Affidavit, to bear witness that you're the real taxpayer (or on behalf of a deceased spouse or relative whose personal information was used to file a fraudulent tax render). This form must be filed and cannot exist e-Filed - FileIT. If y'all're a victim of identity theft that is affecting your tax records, check Box 1 in Section A. However, if you lot identity was compromised, but it was non used on a fraudulent taxation render, check Box 2 in Section A (you can also check this box if yous had whatever personal holding or Social Security cards stolen).
4. Mail Form 14039 to this address: Internal Acquirement Service, Stop C2003, Fresno, CA 93888.
5. You may also need to file a constabulary report and a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission on their website if you lot're a victim of tax return fraud.

Of import: If you e-Filed your taxation render and the IRS rejected it because your SSN was misused, you volition need to paper file your return. Adhere Form 14039 and other documentation to your paper return and mail it to the IRS accost listed in Step 3.

Report Tax Fraud to Local Land Agencies

Generally, each state has either a telephone hotline or an address where an individual can file one's report, if not both. To written report income taxation fraud, either phone call a tax hotline or contact the department of taxation via the specified accost. Some states crave yous to fill out a course to mail service. As of 2021, many states permit y'all to written report tax fraud online.

In the tabular array below, observe each country, the phone number contact, the address to mail service the form to, and whether or not it is required (Yes or No).

Land

Telephone Number

Accost

Form Required

Alaska

1-877-478-8477 or 1-907-269-1060

3601 C St, Suite 200
Anchorage, AK 99503

No

Arizona

1-602-542-4023

Criminal Investigations
PO Box 25248
Phoenix AZ 85038

Yes

Arkansas

i-502-682-0370 or 1-800-952-8248

Department of Finance and Administration
Office of Bookkeeping - Internal Audit Section
1515 Due west seventh Street, Suite 215
Piddling Rock, AR 72201

Yes

California

1-800-540-3453

Franchise Revenue enhancement Board
PO Box 1565
Rancho Cordova CA
95741

No

Colorado

one-303-205-8262

Criminal Investigation Section
PO Box 8825
Denver, CO 80201-8825

Yep

Connecticut

*

Department of Revenue Services
Fraud Tips, 450 Columbus Blvd.,
Suite 1, Hartford, CT 60103

Yeah

Delaware

1-302-577-8958 or ane-302-856-5358

*

No

District of
Columbia

ane-800-380-3495

Government of the
District of Columbia
Office of Tax and Revenue
Attn: Taxation Fraud Hotline
1101 4th St. SW,
Suite 750W, Washington
DC 20024

Aye

Florida

i-800-352-9273 or one-850-717-6994

Florida Department of Revenue
General Taxation Administration
PO Box 6417
Tallahassee, FL 32314-6417

No

Georgia

i-404-417-4266

Georgia Department of Revenue
Office of Special Investigations
1800 Century Middle Blvd., Suite 1175
Atlanta, Georgia 30345

No

Hawaii

i-800-587-1456

Special Enforcement Section, Room228
Department of Taxation
PO Box 259
Honolulu, Hawaii 96809-0259

No

Idaho

1-800-972-7660

Tax Discovery Bureau
Idaho Country Tax Commission
PO Box 36, Boise ID
83722-0036

No

Illinois

1-800-243-2811

Illinois Department of Revenue
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
101 Due west Jefferson Street
PO Box 19014
Springfield, Illinois 62794-9014

Yep

Indiana

ane-317-232-2271

Indiana Department of Revenue
Special Investigation Unit
PO Box 6480
Indianapolis, IN 46206-6480

Yes

Iowa

1-515-281-5986 or ane-888-777-4590

*

No

Kansas

ane-877-438-4338

Kansas Income Taxation,
Kansas Dept. of Revenue
PO Box 750260
Topeka, KS 66675-0260

No

Kentucky

1-800-590-3921 or 1-502-564-7118

Division of Special
Investigations
Kentucky Dept. of Revenue
501 High St. Station 18
Frankfort, KY 40601

No

Louisiana

one-866-940-7053

Department of Revenue
Criminal Investigations Partitioning
PO Box 2389
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-2389

No

Maine

i-207-324-9600 or one-207-624-6250

Maine State Accountant
66 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0066

No

Maryland

i-877-372-8311

Attn: Fraud Hotline, Office
of Legislative Audits
301 West Preston St, Room 1202
Baltimore, Doctor 21201

No

Michigan

1-514-686-4157

Discovery and Tax
Enforcement, Michigan
Dept. of Treasury
Attn: Fraud Unit
PO Box 30140
Lansing, MI 48909

No

Minnesota

one-651-297-5195 or
1-800-657-3500

Minnesota Department of Acquirement
Criminal Investigation Division
Mail Station 6590
600 North Robert Street
St. Paul, MN 55146-6590

No

Mississippi

i-877-438-4338

Mississippi Dept. of Revenue
Criminal Investigation Partition
PO Box 22828
Jackson, MS 39225-2828

No

Missouri

1-573-751-5689

Criminal Tax Investigation Bureau
Harry S Truman State Office Building
301 W High St, Room 670
Jefferson City, MO 65105

No

Montana

1-406-444-6900

Montana Department of Revenue
Attn: Compliance Unit
PO Box 7149
Helena, MT 56904-7149

No

Nebraska

1-800-742-7474 or
1-402-471-5729

Lincoln
301 Centennial Mall S
PO Box 94818
Lincoln, NE 68509-4818
Telephone 402-471-5729
Omaha
Nebraska Country Part Building
1313 Farnam Street
Omaha, NE 68102-1871
Telephone (402) 595-2065

No

Nevada

1-775-684-1100

Land of Nevada Department of Tax
2550 Paseo Verde Parkway, Suite 180
Henderson, NV 89074

No

New Hampshire

1-603-230-5030

Department of Revenue Administration
Audit Segmentation, Attn. Manager of Audit
PO Box 1388
Agree, NH 03302-1388

Yes

New Jersey

ane-609-588-5001

New Jersey Partition of
Taxation, Attn: Identity
Theft, PO Box 272, Trenton,
NJ  08695-0272

Yes

New United mexican states

1-866-457-6789

Tax Fraud Investigations
Division, PO Box 8487
Albuquerque, NM 87198

Yeah

New York

ane-718-610-4426 or one-718-707-2100

NYC Department of Finance
Agency of Criminal Investigation
30-10 Starr Ave, Floor ii
Long Island City, NY 11101 Albany, Northward.Y. 12227

No

Pennsylvania

1-717-783-4649

Department of Revenue
Bureau of Criminal Tax Investigations
5th Floor Strawberry Square
Harrisburg, PA 17128

No

Rhode Island

1-401-574-8823

Country of Rhode Island
Division of Taxation
Attn: Special Investigations
one Capitol Hill
Providence, RI 02908

Yes

South Carolina

1-803-898-5953

SC Department of Revenue
Attn: Sheryl Wicker, CID
Market Pointe Service Middle
300-B Outlet Pointe Blvd.
PO Box 21587
Columbia, SC 29221

Yes

Tennessee

i-800-372-8389

Tennessee Department of Revenue
Special Investigations
301 Plus Park, Suite 110
Nashville, TN 37217-1036

No

Texas

1-800-531-5441, Ext. 3-8707

Texas Controller of Public Accounts
Attn: Criminal Investigations Division
PO Box 13528

No

Vermont

1-800-649-2424 or i-866-828-2865

Vermont Section of Taxes
133 State St.
Montpelier, Vermont 05633

No

Virginia

1-804-404-4185

Office of the Chaser General
Victim Notification Program
202 Northward Ninth St.
Richmond, VA 23219

No

Washington

1-360-705-6705

*

No

West Virginia

i-304-588-8510

Criminal Investigations Division
PO Box 1641
Charleston, West Virginia 25326-1641

No

Wisconsin

i-608-266-2772

Wisconsin Department of Revenue
Inspect Bureau, Unit E
Mail Stop 5-144
PO Box 8906
Madison, WI 53708-8906

Yeah

Wyoming

one-307-777-7841

*

No

*This information is being researched and updated

States with online forms: Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming. Delight visit the states page for more information.

If yous received an electronic mail from eFile.com about a tax render, but y'all did not file a return on our site, refer to our guide on how to report eFile.com account compromise.

Additional Tax Return Fraud & Identity Theft Information

• Identity theft publication 5027 with more than details and resources
• Phishing emails, tax scams
• Personal information, credit card fraudulently used on eFile.com
• eFile.com Privacy and Data Information
• Additional information on the eFile.com user agreement and cookie settings.

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