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Figure 1: Detecting IDT After Refunds are Issued: Two Examples

This image is excerpted from a U.S. GAO report:

www.gao.gov/products/GAO-15-119

 

IDENTITY THEFT AND TAX FRAUD: Enhanced Authentication Could Combat Refund Fraud, but IRS Lacks an Estimate of Costs, Benefits and Risks

 

Note: In the examples, numbers represent the order in which these actions occur. Examples in the graphic do not include instances where IRS detects IDT refund fraud and prevents a refund.

 

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Uploaded on February 24, 2015