WASHINGTON — The IRS said it’s working with states and companies to fight identity theft.
The problem has affected thousands of taxpayers and cost the government billions of dollars because of fraudulent returns.
IRS Commissioner John Koskinen said the government and companies will share more information so officials can detect possible identity theft as tax returns are filed.
That includes taking a look at computers using for filing and their specific Internet addresses.
Koskinen said the new steps will be in place in time for the filing of 2015 taxes next year.
The Internal Revenue Service said criminals have stolen personal information of 104,000 taxpayers and used the information to claim fraudulent returns.
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