With an “electronic filing identification number” — EFIN for short — the former North Miami resident pocketed enough money to lease a luxury condo at downtown Miami’s Icon Brickell and ...

According to the IRS, a new scam email is circulating that is impersonating the IRS and attempting to steal tax payers’ Electronic Filing Identification Number (EFIN). The IRS says that scammers ...

Your preparer should have an Electronic Filing Identification Number (EFIN) as an authorized IRS e-file provider and a Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN), which signifies someone who is a ...

The Internal Revenue Service warned tax professionals Wednesday about a new version of a phishing email scam targeting them. The phishing email claims the tax preparer’s Electronic Filing ...

Highlights of this year’s work include: A new and key component for IRS efforts this year is to investigate the misuse of Electronic Filing Identification Number (EFIN). An EFIN is assigned to ...

and Number Two Tax Specialist. Lugo used an Electronic Filing Identification Number (EFIN) from another tax prep service, Light House Refund, to file 48 phony tax returns, using stolen identities ...