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re: Wife possible victim of identity theft
Posted on 3/25/15 at 6:05 pm to vjp819
Posted on 3/25/15 at 6:05 pm to vjp819
I always wondered how this works. I assume the criminal makes up figures to get a return, right? How do they get the money and get away with it? How is the return even accepted without supporting evidence?
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Posted on 3/25/15 at 6:09 pm to GRTiger
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always wondered how this works. I assume the criminal makes up figures to get a return, right? How do they get the money and get away with it? How is the return even accepted without supporting evidence?
Claim them as a dependent and then get the write off? No clue how often they actually get away with it.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 6:13 pm to GRTiger
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How is the return even accepted without supporting evidence?
if I remember right, when you file electronically, you aren't required to provide any supporting doccuments...basically, you fill in all of the required info and away it goes...the important stuff like your W-2 is sent from your employer to the government, so they can compare if they want to do so...
ETA: and if a fraudster works it out right, he can get child care credits and actually make a hell of a lot of money doing this...
This post was edited on 3/25/15 at 9:26 pm
Posted on 3/25/15 at 9:34 pm to GRTiger
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I always wondered how this works. I assume the criminal makes up figures to get a return, right? How do they get the money and get away with it? How is the return even accepted without supporting evidence?
Well, if you have all the right information it would be easy. I do my taxes with turbo tax all online. Money is deposited straight into my account. I never have to face anyone in person.
Not sure how they would get all of the exact details for their W2. I assume the W2 you file would have to be an exact match to what your employer has.
Edit: didn't think about their SS just being used for dependent purposes. I guess that's probably the easiest way they do it. Don't need much info besides their SS #.
This post was edited on 3/25/15 at 9:36 pm
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