How Identity Theft Changes the Filing Process
An
ever-present threat that we must all deal with is Identity Theft. Despite
our best efforts, we may become a victim to one of these schemes. Going through
this ordeal is challenging and stressful, however immediate action is necessary.
Contact the Franchise Tax Board (FTB) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
to stop the use of your personal information in fraudulent tax returns. But you
must live your life, which includes continuing to file tax returns. How
does this event change the way a Taxpayer files their taxes?
Moving forward, the FTB will
manually review your tax returns. This is to confirm the tax return is valid
and will continue for years after the report of Identity Theft. A situation
like this can delay a tax refund from the FTB up to 60 days. If a
fraudulent tax return is filed before a valid one, the taxpayer will have to
use paper forms and submit them to the FTB for processing. Sadly, this
will be the situation that victims of Identity Theft will be in. It may be
difficult, but you can make it through.
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