September 26, 2019
The IRS is expanding a pilot program that uses Identity Protection Personal Information Numbers (IP PINs) to provide an extra layer of security for taxpayers. The program can be used by residents of the District…
Read More...August 01, 2019
The class action settlement process for those impacted by the 2017 Equifax data breach has started. As a refresher, more than 145 million US consumers had their social security numbers, birth dates, addresses, and credit…
Read More...July 12, 2019
Beware of this Fraud Attempt Scammers are back at it this summer, trying to lure confidential information from unsuspecting individual and taxpayers. The IRS has recently issued a consumer alert due to the most recent…
Read More...June 10, 2019
Each year, employees steal about $40 billion from American businesses. Unfortunately, nonprofit organizations are among these businesses. To avoid internal theft, put these basic control and accounting procedures into effect. 1. Financial monitoring system. Prepare…
Read More...April 08, 2019
Identity thieves and scam artists are relentless in finding ways to steal your personal information and your money. Make sure you’re following these five steps to help make their jobs more difficult: Protect your computer…
Read More...March 14, 2019
The Internal Revenue Service expects individual taxpayers to file more than 150 million returns this year. If prior-year statistics hold steady, over 70 percent of filers will get a refund. That’s the good news. But…
Read More...March 06, 2019
Think your employees aren’t stealing from you? Think again. The majority of embezzlement cases occur at small- to mid-sized companies and the average incident costs more than $350,000. Unfortunately, most internal theft isn’t obvious. Fortunately,…
Read More...February 19, 2019
Scam artists often seem to target older adults because they’re generalized as being more trusting and more easily confused than others. Whether or not that’s true, you can help protect your parents and the other…
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