IRS Online Account and identity protection PINs protect against identity thieves and scammers Tax Tip 2024-75, Sept. 5, 2024 — IRS Identity Protection PINs, or IP PINs, are a vital tool to protect taxpayers from identity thieves. The IRS encourages taxpayers to get an IP PIN and establish their IRS Online Account. These tools help guard against fraudsters trying to steal personal and financial information. Tax pros: Know the potential signs of a data breach Tax Tip 2024-74, Sept. 4, 2024 — The IRS and the Security Summit partners continue to see identity thieves targeting tax professionals in hopes of gaining valuable client tax information Tax tip archive IRS tax tips from January 2011 forward.