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1 online resource : color illustrations. |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
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American political, economic, and security issues
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American political, economic, and security issues series.
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
IDENTITY THEFT TAX REFUND FRAUD: CHALLENGES AND REDUCTION EFFORTS; IDENTITY THEFT TAX REFUND FRAUD: CHALLENGES AND REDUCTION EFFORTS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: IDENTITY THEFT: ADDITIONAL ACTIONS COULD HELP IRS COMBAT THE LARGE, EVOLVING THREAT OF REFUND FRAUD; Chapter 2: IDENTITY THEFT AND TAX FRAUD: ENHANCED AUTHENTICATION COULD COMBAT REFUND FRAUD, BUT IRS LACKS AN ESTIMATE OF COSTS, BENEFITS AND RISKS. |
| Summary |
Identity theft tax refund fraud is a persistent, evolving threat to honest taxpayers and tax administration. It occurs when an identity thief files a fraudulent tax return using a legitimate taxpayer's identifying information and claims a refund. This book examines what IRS knows about the extent of IDT refund fraud and additional actions IRS can take to combat IDT refund fraud using third-party information from, for example, employers and financial institutions. The book also assesses the quality of IRS's IDT refund fraud cost estimates, and IRS's progress in developing processes to enhance t. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
United States. Internal Revenue Service.
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United States. Internal Revenue Service. |
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Tax refunds -- Corrupt practices -- United States.
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Tax refunds. |
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Corruption. |
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United States. |
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Fraud -- Prevention -- Government policy -- United States.
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Fraud -- Prevention. |
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Government policy. |
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Identity theft -- Prevention -- Government policy -- United States.
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Identity theft -- Prevention. |
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Identity theft. |
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LAW -- Military. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Haynes, Lucas. Identity Theft Tax Refund Fraud : Challenges and Reduction Efforts. Hauppauge : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., ©2015 9781634826020 |
| ISBN |
9781634826037 (electronic book) |
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1634826035 (electronic book) |
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9781634826020 |
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