Economic Relief
An Identity Thief Filed His Taxes First — Then the IRS Held This UPS Driver’s $3,200 Refund for 8 Months
Roughly 1 in 5 identity theft complaints filed with the Federal Trade Commission involve tax…
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Economic Relief
Her Credit Was Wrecked by Identity Theft. Reclaiming Her Stimulus Payment Took 14 Months
The first thing Darlene Ochoa noticed was a letter. It arrived on a Tuesday morning…
Economic Relief
He Had Zero Retirement Savings and Stolen Credit at 60 — What a Tax Clinic Volunteer Told Him He’d Been Missing
The waiting room at the free VITA tax clinic inside the San Jose Public Library…
Economic Relief
How a Stolen Identity Nearly Destroyed a Minneapolis Daycare — and the IRS Program That Helped Rebuild It
The IRS Identity Protection PIN program — which allows fraud victims to lock their tax…