IRS Sees Big Drop in Identity Theft, Stolen Tax Refunds
1040 Individual Income Tax forms for the 2016 tax year.
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Washington (AP) -- The IRS is seeing a big drop in the number of identity theft victims after the agency teamed up with tax preparers to fight the problem, IRS Commissioner John Koskinen said Tuesday.
The number of victims was nearly cut in half last year, compared to the previous year. At the same time, he said, more businesses are being targeted.