Reporting Suspected Unemployment Fraud

Unemployment

States across the nation have seen a significant surge in unemployment benefit fraud, largely associated with identity theft. There has not been a breach of information stored by the Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES), however, criminals are obtaining individuals’ personal information using phishing scams, previous corporate data breaches, and other tactics and using this … Read more

IRS Identity Protection (IP) PIN

PIN Pad

Taxpayers should be receiving their IP PIN letters this month. That number will be required to file your 2019 tax returns. The IRS IP PIN is a 6-digit number assigned to eligible taxpayers (opted-in or victim of identity theft) the your Social Security Number (SSN) from being used for fraudulent federal tax returns. If you … Read more

AZ-TPT Electronic Filing Mandate

AZ DOR

As of January 1st, 2020 the Arizona Department of Revenue (AZ DOR) implemented mandatory electronic filing requirements. Failure to file and/or pay electronically now results in substantial penalties. Paper-filed returns: 5% penalty Check payments: 5% penalty So if you file a paper return and mail a check payment, AZ DOR can tack on a 10% … Read more