While Congressional inaction around Social Security number reform jeopardizes our future financial well-being, federal agencies' needless exposure of our Social Security numbers practically guarantees financial insecurity now.

Stealing a tax refund is one of the most direct ways for an identity thief to monetize the information they steal. And it's way too easy.

WASHINGTON — The number of federal workers and retirees who owed delinquent income taxes jumped by nearly 12 percent in 2011, the Internal Reven...

Many identity thieves will pose as the IRS using emails, websites and even phone calls to get personal information from taxpayers who are only too willing to give up that information to avoid a fallout with the IRS. Luckily, the IRS is actually on your side.

* NJ residents admit to theft, conspiracy * One of largest U.S. stolen identity tax refund frauds By Jonathan Stempel ...

WASHINGTON -- Tax fraud appears to be a popular pastime in the nation's prisons, but the Internal Revenue Service is catching on. The IRS detected mo...

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Deutsche Bank says its co-chief executive Juergen Fitschen and chief finance officer Stefan Krause are under investigation...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Greek publisher appeared in court Monday following the publication in his magazine of a list of the names of more than 2,000...

Sept 11 (Reuters) - U.S. tax authorities have awarded $104 million to a whistleblower in a major tax fraud case against Swiss bank UBS AG that widen...

* Official queries $21-$32 trillion haven estimate * OECD has no "magic number" for offshore tax evasion * System too co...