Security Summit

FILE - In this June 2, 2015 file photo, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, has moved to impeach Koskinen, saying he has violated the public trust and obstructed congressional investigations into the treatment of conservative groups. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

After Equifax breach and ahead of 2018 filing season, IRS lays out plans to defend against tax frauds

The IRS stopped more than 880,000 confirmed ID theft returns in calendar 2016.

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IRS Commissioner John Koskinen/AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta

IRS taking a ‘criminal’ approach to fighting uptick in business tax-related ID fraud

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FILE - This April 13, 2014, file photo, shows the Internal Revenue Service headquarters building in Washington. Efforts to combat an escalating tax fraud problem are keeping thousands of legitimate filers from receiving their much-anticipated injection of tax return cash. Tax filers who opt to have their refund deposited directly onto debit cards are finding their cards frozen. The IRS said refund fraud caused by identity theft is one of its biggest challenges. In 2015, it stopped 1.4 million confirmed identity theft returns, totaling $8.7 billion. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

IRS opening tax refund fraud center in 2017

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