I recently had the opportunity to help a victim of Fraudulent Tax Returns on Lawyers.com. I am happy to share their question and my response and advice for them:

Question: What are my options or what can I do if I am a victim of fraudulent tax returns?

Answer: If you believe you are the victim of fraudulent tax returns, contact or have your tax attorney or CPA contact the Internal Revenue Service immediately to find out what tax info, tax returns and balances are on your file. Once you have determined which periods appear suspicious or fraudulent, you can contact the IRS to report this problem. If your account is in collections, you may have to speak independently with a collections agent and let them know you believe you are a victim of Identity Theft and request a suspension on collection enforcement to prevent levies and liens.

To read more questions and my responses, click here: Ask A Tax Lawyer blog posts