When you receive a Notice 5071C, it means that the IRS has received a federal income tax return filed using your Social Security number (SSN) or individual tax identification number (ITIN). Before the ...

The Internal Revenue Service today reminded taxpayers who receive requests from the IRS to verify their identities that the Identity Verification Service website, idverify.irs.gov, offers the fastest, ...

If you get a 5071C letter from the IRS, you will need to have your prior year tax return and your current year tax return, if you filed one, including supporting documents, such as Forms W-2 and 1099 ...

Don’t worry if you receive Letter 5071C from the Internal Revenue Service. It’s for your own good. The IRS this week said in a release that the letters will be sent to taxpayers whose returns are ...

WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service today reminded taxpayers who receive requests from the IRS to verify their identities that the Identity Verification Service website, idverify.irs.gov, offers ...

The 5071C letter from the IRS cannot be ignored; you must verify your identity to get your refund. Budget woes at the IRS have added to the headaches and created more back ups. Waiting for a tax ...

The Internal Revenue Service is sending letters to verify the identity of taxpayers as part of its effort this tax season to combat the growing problem of identity theft. The IRS said taxpayers should ...

With the issuance of Fact Sheet FS-2018-6 in April, the IRS clarified procedures that apply to taxpayer identity theft. Taxpayers who attempt to e-file a tax return that the IRS rejects because a ...

A couple concerned about identity theft during income tax-filing season sent me a copy of what they thought was questionable correspondence from the IRS. "This weekend, we received in the U.S. mail a ...

A couple concerned about identity theft during income tax-filing season sent me a copy of what they thought was questionable correspondence from the IRS. The letter said the IRS had received a copy of ...

A couple concerned about identity theft during income tax-filing season sent me a copy of what they thought was questionable correspondence from the IRS. “This weekend, we received in the U.S. mail a ...