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TIRS and Security Summit Announce New Anti-Fraud Framework: What Taxpayers and Businesses Should Know
The IRS and its Security Summit partners have announced a new framework designed to better protect taxpayers and federal tax revenue from identity theft and refund fraud. The announcement is not just a cybersecurity update. It reflects a broader shift in how tax fraud is occurring and how the IRS, states, tax software companies, payroll providers, and tax professionals are trying to respond.
For taxpayers, businesses, and professional advisors, the practical message is direct: tax identity theft is no longer limited to obviously fake returns or crude phishing emails. Fraudsters increasingly seek real taxpayer, payroll, wage, withholding, and financial data so they can file returns that look legitimate enough to bypass ordinary filters.
That makes prevention, documentation, and rapid response more important than ever.
IRS Forms 1099 in Lawsuit Settlements: Why the Tax Reporting May Not Match What the Parties Expected
Lawsuit settlements often end with a signed agreement, a release, and a payment. For tax purposes, however, the matter may not be over when the settlement funds are disbursed. Months later, the plaintiff, counsel, or both may receive one or more IRS Forms 1099 reporting some or all of the settlement proceeds. That reporting can be confusing, and in some cases it can create a mismatch between how the parties viewed the settlement and how the payment is later reported to the IRS.
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