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Posted by Kim Chen on December 5th, 2016

In a recent news release, the IRS warns tax professionals about a new wave of attacks that allow identity thieves to remotely take over practitioners’ computers and file fraudulent tax returns. According to the IRS, there have been a couple dozen of such events in recent days. Victims learned of these thefts while reconciling e-file acknowledgements. Practitioners are urged to review their computer settings and immediately enact all security measures, especially those settings that require usernames and passwords to access the products. News Release IR 2016-119.