The Internal Revenue Service is making some changes in the way it sends tax transcripts for clients to tax professionals to beef up security. "As part of the IRS's effort to continue combatting ...

With identity theft and refund fraud an ongoing concern, the IRS is implementing new security measures for tax professionals, including holds for Centralized Authorization File (CAF) numbers and new ...

Tax professionals now face more ID-theft protections when accessing the IRS Centralized Authorization File and Transcript Delivery System. Tax professionals now need to call the Practitioner Priority ...

Fraudsters were able to access the information using the Practitioner Priority Service (PPS), a hotline set up for tax professionals. The nation's top tax watchdog, the Treasury Inspector General for ...