Tax season is now upon us, and more than ever, we are opting for the convenience of filing taxes online (81% of us did in 2012). While filing online may be faster and more convenient, there is also some risk that you need to be aware of. During 2012, the IRS discovered $20 billion of Read more…
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So get this… Filing your taxes early can actually help protect you against identity theft. My brain is reeling after reading this post by McAfee identity theft consultant Robert Siciliano and learning all the ways crooks try to get to us this time of year! According to Robert stolen tax related identity theft has jumped Read more…
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Now that you’ve filed your taxes, I wanted to share a disturbing story that I saw on the news recently. A woman took her computer to a store to be repaired because it was shutting down automatically. Another woman was having trouble with her computer locking up so she dropped her computer off at the same Read more…
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