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Written by Reed Tinsley | June 19, 2018
- The IRS never initiates correspondence via email. Do not click on any links, open or respond to any email that claims to be from the IRS,
- Install and maintain a powerful anti-virus and firewall software system,
- Review your credit report annually and block it from new credit requests if acceptable.
- Do not give anyone your social security number under almost any circumstances,
- Destroy (shred) any old checks reflecting your social security number,
- Buy and use a quality home shredder to shred all personally identifiable documents at all times,
- Establish an annual policy as follows: photocopy all credit cards front and back and place dated copies in a safe or lockbox, establish all website logins and save in a secure manner; change all passwords every year over the holidays and record in a secure manner,
- Secure all electronic files and paper files from intruders, children and outsiders,
- Carefully guard against filling out any online forms and do not open accounts with anyone requiring social security numbers online, and
- File returns as soon as possible for decedents, young children and other highly subject taxpayers.
