File Your Return Early to Beat the Tax Crooks
There have always been many good reasons to file your taxes well before the April 15 deadline. But with identify theft becoming an increasingly serious problem for taxpayers, filing early has become an important strategy for protecting yourself from tax-refund fraud. The Government Accountability Office estimates that the IRS paid out $11 billion in refunds in 2013 and 2014 to criminals who filed returns under a stolen identity. This amount is in addition to the estimated $24
