Economic Relief
A Fraudulent Tax Return Was Filed in His Name — Then Duane Got One IRS Letter That Changed Everything
Identity theft nearly cost Duane Hensley thousands in federal tax credits. His story of navigating…
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Economic Relief
Identity Theft Froze Her Tax Refund for 14 Months — How One Richmond Daycare Owner Finally Recovered $6,200 in Credits
Roughly 1 in 5 eligible workers never claims the Earned Income Tax Credit — but…
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A Richmond Barber Lost Over $3,100 in Tax Credits Because Identity Theft Froze Her IRS Account for 14 Months
The window for claiming certain self-employment tax credits tied to pandemic-era relief has been narrowing…
Economic Relief
Someone Filed Taxes in His Name and Claimed His Stimulus Credit — One Richmond Man’s 14-Month Fight with the IRS
Roughly 15 million Americans become victims of identity theft each year, according to the Federal…
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His Identity Was Stolen and the IRS Froze His Refund — It Took Reggie Tran 14 Months to Recover $3,200
The conventional wisdom about tax identity theft goes something like this: file a police report,…