What is tax-related data theft?
Tax-related data theft occurs when someone uses
various techniques to disguise an email to appear as if it is from an
organizational executive. The email is
sent to an employee in an organization's payroll or human resources office requesting a list of all
employees and their Form W-2s.
What are the warning signs?
- DOR records indicate that we received a tax return with fraudulent wage
information.
- More than one
tax return was filed using a SSN from one of your employees.
- More than one
of your employees received an identity confirmation letter IA or ID stating that their
identity may have been used to claim a fraudulent refund from DOR.
How do I report data loss?
If your organization experiences a data loss, send an email to DOR at identitytheft@ky.gov with the following information:
- the business name
- the business EIN
- a contact name
- the contact's phone number
- a summary of how the data loss occurred (if known)
- the number of employees impacted (if known)
Do not include any taxpayer sensitive information.