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detected. Fixing the timing issue will require a major investment by the IRS, but the agency has been beset by budget cutbacks in recent years, and any change to the W-2-matching timeline also could place a signi cant burden on employers, o cials say.
However, there are several other promising anti-fraud measures already in the process of being implemented. The IRS said in October that the Security Summit
successfully had identi ed and tested more than 20 new data elements on tax return submissions that can be used to help ag returns that may be fraudulent, beginning with the 2016 tax season. Meanwhile, tax preparation software providers are adding enhanced identity requirements and validation procedures to protect customer accounts from identity thieves. The IRS also has explored the option of using PINs to verify taxpayer identity—a
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