How to avoid identity theft during tax season

How to avoid identity theft during tax season

(NewsNation) — Nearly two-thirds of people worry scammers will steal their personal information to file a fraudulent tax return, according to an Allstate Insurance survey. Tax identity theft occurs when someone files a fraudulent tax return in someone else's name using their social security information, hoping to pocket the money on the return. Tax refund theft takes, on average, 22 months to resolve, but wary taxpayers can take a few preventati…