Kelly Curtis, widow of a slain Tampa police officer and the mother of four sons, was a victim of tax refund fraud and identity theft. Photo: Tampa Bay Times' Edmund D. Fountain, 2010.
Wake up and good morning. Let's follow up on yesterday's blog posting about the Senate subcommittee hearing on tax refund fraud and identity theft because there is some news to share. A senior IRS official testified the federal tax agency is considering a pilot program in Tampa to share more information with the police.
"We are limited in what we can supply to local law enforcement," said Steven Miller, deputy IRS commissioner for services and enforcement." But under this program, fraudulent tax information could be shared with the local police with the permission of the victimized taxpayer. No date has been set for the Tampa pilot program, Reuters reports here.
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