What's worse than filing your taxes? Having an identity thief steal your return check.
"Identity theft is already a serious problem—the No. 1 complaint to the Federal Trade Commission, and tax-related identity theft is a growing part of this crime spree. In 2010, about 15 percent of all identity theft complaints to the FTC dealt with tax returns. In 2013, that jumped to 43 percent." 'Identity thieves gear up to steal your tax refund' http://www.cnbc.com/id/101332463 On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 12:16 PM, Richard J. Williams <[email protected]>wrote: > On 1/14/2014 10:25 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > Actually, the "IRS scandal" was pretty much a nothingburger blown up and > embroidered by the Obama-hating right wing. It got plenty of media exposure > at the time until it turned out to have very little substance (liberal > groups were also "targeted," just for one thing). > > > > So, how many people got fired or were forced into retirement or quit, > because of the IRS targeting scandal? Was it three or four? Obama said it > was "outrageous". The Obama IRS targeting scandal mountain makes Christie's > "bridge gate" look like a tiny ant hill. > > "First, only conservative groups were targeted in this scandal by the IRS. > Liberal or progressive groups were not targeted. The IRS leaked > conservative groups' confidential applications and donor lists to liberal > groups, never the other way around." > > 'A Battering Ram Becomes a Stonewall' > Wall Street Journal: > http://tinyurl.com/nwkdd9zIs >
