The Internal Revenue Service has restored the online “Get an IP PIN” service after fixing security vulnerabilities in the tool for giving identity theft victims an Identity Protection Personal ...

The IRS can't seem to get its act together. In its effort to combat fraudulently filed tax returns, last year the IRS launched a new tool it claimed would better protect victims of identity theft.

Push pins and push-pin tools have become integral parts of countless repair jobs. Here's what readers need to know about these important fasteners. First of all, the most-common task push pins perform ...

The IP PIN is a six-digit number that is assigned by the IRS to eligible taxpayers to help safeguard their Social Security number from being used on fraudulent federal income tax returns. An IP PIN ...

It's not getting any easier for taxpayers this season. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced that it has temporarily suspended the Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN) tool on the IRS website.