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IRS must better combat theft
Apr 10, 08
Summary: Treasury group urges IRS to take stronger action, as bogus tax returns from identity theft jump sixfold. Fraudulent tax returns filed as a result of identity theft jumped more than sixfold over the past five years, but the Internal Revenue Service rarely pursues or prosecutes such cases, a Treasury Department watchdog said in a report released Tuesday...
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