'Tax time is scam time,' an IRS spokesperson said. Here are some ways to protect yourself from tax-related identity theft.
INDIANAPOLIS — As the deadline to file taxes approaches, one Indiana mother is sharing her story about tax-related scams as a warning for others.
“[I’m] kind of [feeling] mixed emotions. More frustration and thinking we already submitted our paperwork to our tax folks to get this process going,” Angela Harker said. On Thursday, Harker received a letter in the mail from the IRS, explaining someone used her and her husband’s personal information – names and social security numbers or taxpayer-identification numbers -- to file a return.“Trying to figure out where the common space was, we still can’t figure that out,” Harker said.
“For example, let’s say every year you get $2,400, or maybe $3,200 refund every year, and then this year, all of a sudden you have all kinds of business expenses and all sorts of deductions and credits that you normally wouldn’t, well that sends up a big red flag for us and we’ll put a hold on that account,” Garcia said.
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