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The Internal Revenue Service and the Security Summit partners remind tax professionals to stay alert against new and ongoing threats of tax-related identity theft this summer.
In its eleventh year, the Security Summit partners continue to work together to raise awareness about data theft in the tax professional community through the Protect your clients; protect yourself campaign. The summer 2026 campaign, which includes a series of news releases, is part of the larger effort by the Security Summit coalition—that includes the IRS, state tax agencies and the nation’s tax community—to battle tax-related identity theft.
Identity thieves are taking numerous approaches to steal sensitive information from tax professionals. Tax professionals need to be on the lookout to avoid falling prey to these attacks, which threaten not just their clients but their businesses.
News releases
- IR-2026-81, IRS, Security Summit launch summer series to help tax pros protect clients from identity theft
- IR-2026-75, IRS and Security Summit partners announce new framework to better protect taxpayers and tax revenue from fraud