Tax pros urged to protect clients with IP PINs
The IRS and its Security Summit partners in the tax prep industry and state tax authorities are encouraging tax professionals to inform their clients about Identity Protection Personal Information Numbers (IP PINs) to safeguard against identity theft. For security reasons, tax professionals cannot obtain an IP PIN on behalf of clients. Taxpayers have to get their own IP PIN. “These identity protection numbers provide an extra layer of safety to protect people against tax-related fraud tied to using stolen personal information,” said IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig in a statement. “Following work by the IRS, the IP PIN program is now available to anyone who can verify their identity. We urge tax professionals to encourage their clients to protect themselves through the IP PIN program.”
Bloomberg Tax   Accounting Today