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IRS delays after ID thefts 'unconscionable,' watchdog says. Here are 3 ways to protect yourself
(NEXSTAR) – A new tax season is nearly here, and with it an opportunity for identity thieves to take advantage of taxpayers.
On Wednesday, Erin M. Collins, the IRS national taxpayer advocate, issued a report calling the agency's delays in responding to identity-theft cases "unconscionable."
The report found that nearly half a million taxpayers were impacted by the delays in 2023, a situation made worse by the IRS reassigning identity-theft case workers during the filing season, Collins said.
Social Security retirement age set to change in 2025The current average time to resolve such cases is two years, a time frame Collins urges the IRS to reduce to 90 days or less.
FILE - Erin M. Collins, National Taxpayer Advocate, Taxpayer Advocate Service testifies before a House Committee on Oversight and Reform........© The Hill
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