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The Equifax data breach and your taxes: Why you should file early
Source:
wkyc.com
- Jan 18, 2018
File as early as possible to protect yourself from scammers.
You may have April 17 marked on your calendar, but this year consider setting a new target date as Tax Day: Jan. 29.
The IRS will begin taking returns that day.
Tax professionals say it’s a mistake to wait to file until the April deadline because of concerns including the prevalence of tax return fraud as a result of the data breach at Equifax, one of the major credit reporting agencies. In 2017 cybercriminals were able to gain access to personal and financial information for about 143 million U.S. consumers from the agency's system.
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