IRS doesn’t tell 1 million taxpayers that illegal immigrants stole their Social Security numbers

The Washington Times ^ | August 30, 2016 | Stephen Dinan

[jazusamo]

The IRS has discovered more than 1 million Americans whose Social Security numbers were stolen by illegal immigrants, but officials never bothered to tell the taxpayers themselves, the agency’s inspector general said in a withering new report released Tuesday.

Investigators first alerted the IRS to the problem five years ago, but it’s still not fixed, the inspector general said, and a pilot program meant to test a solution was canceled, and fell woefully short anyway.

As a result most taxpayers don’t learn that their identities have been stolen and their Social Security files may be screwed up.

“Taxpayers identified as victims of employment-related identity theft are not notified,” the inspector general said.

Victims’ numbers are stolen by illegal immigrants who need to give employers a valid Social Security number in order to get a job. Employers are prohibited from probing too deeply into numbers, even when they suspect fraud.

But the IRS learns of the scam when the illegal immigrants file their taxes using a special Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) the agency doles out chiefly to illegal immigrants, as a way of making sure they’re paying taxes even if they’re not supposed to be in the U.S.

Between 2011 and 2015, the agency flagged nearly 1.1 million returns where someone appeared to have stolen a valid Social Security number, the inspector general said.

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Koskinen is a real turkey that should be impeached immediately.

[Lurkinanloomin]

Our government is actively helping fraudulently documented foreigners to rip off America in myriad ways.

The citizens get to pay for the priviledge of having their country stolen from them.

[GraceG]

If we find the illegal that has stolen our SSN can we just steal their life in return?

You know like how horse thieves were dealt with in the old west?

[SkyDancer]

Wasn’t there some judge saying it was okay for them to steal SS#’s ??

[stylin19a]

But the IRS learns of the scam when the illegal immigrants file their taxes using a special Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) the agency doles out chiefly to illegal immigrants, as a way of making sure they’re paying taxes even if they’re not supposed to be in the U.S.

The article doesn't state what the scam is.

All ITINs begin with a 9 so no SSN are compromised because of an ITIN.

[jazusamo]

I hear ya, it was definitely a deterrent to horse thieves.

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

(title):" IRS doesn’t tell 1 million taxpayers that illegal immigrants stole their Social Security numbers "

It means that they are complicit in the theft of SS identity numbers.

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

Impeachment is not even close to what that scumbag deserves.

[Ol' Dan Tucker]

The IRS has discovered more than 1 million Americans whose Social Security numbers were stolen by illegal immigrants...

Illegal aliens. Words mean things. Let's not adopt the MLM terms that lends legitimacy to criminals.

Illegal immigrant is a contradiction in terms.

An immigrant is someone who's gone through the immigration process to be in this country legally.

The correct legal term for someone who has crossed the border without going through the immigration process is called an illegal alien and a criminal because they've broken the immigration laws of this country.

Illegal aliens.

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[Secret Agent Man]

What they do to horse thieves.

[Nailbiter]

“illegal alien criminal” would be better term

[Chauncey Gardiner]

Start with the White House first. The SS # there is stolen.

[Lurkinanloomin]

Good point!

The _resident doesn’t even have a valid SS#

[VanShuyten]

Are the victims liable for inaccurate SS account totals?

[Mark17]

Maybe the Pubbies will hold hearings. Yeah, that’s the ticket.

[I want the USA back]

Well of course. Americans are oppressors and deserve to turn their finances over to the poor, oppressed people that bammy has brought in to replace us.

[SpaceBar]

Not disclosing a crime, is a crime.

[PraiseTheLord]

Roger Stone said recently on InfoWars that when he went to pay his tax, he couldnt. Someone had ALREADY *paid* ‘his’ tax.

So he was underpaid ?! The IRS was going after HIM!

HE HAD TO HIRE A LAWYER !