With millions of Americans sharing personal and financial information, tax season is a prime time for scammers to steal not ...

Tax avoidance involves using laws to minimize tax liability, while fraud involves illegal activities to evade paying.

It can be difficult to know if you've become the victim of a tax fraud: In fact, you may only find out when you go to file your return and it's rejected. According to the IRS, some indications of ...

An estimated $5.5 billion is lost every year to tax fraud in the U.S., and you don't want your refund to be a part of that!

Learn More: How to Report a Tax Cheat What are the different types of financial fraud? Criminals are constantly creating new types of fraud. But some common standards include embezzlement ...

"Our working hypothesis is that data breaches are a forward indicator of identity fraud risk," said Greg Schlichter.

Beatriz Toledo, 61, was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty to aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns.