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Maeve

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4. Remember, TurboTax was hacked

Reply to No Vested Interest (Reply #2)

Mon Apr 6, 2015, 07:32 PM

Apr 2015

And yes, the false returns are usually filed early, before most of us get around to it.

Last year, our e-file was rejected by the Fed and we were told by Ohio that some one had file using our id--both turned out to be false, glitches in the machine. We end up paying (both self-employed) so we're really not good targets for the scammers.

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anyone getting letters from ohio requiring you take a test to prove your identity in order to [View all] Romeo.lima333 Apr 2015 OP

I don't live in Ohio, but this isn't a scam. It's the state trying to avoid fraud. sinkingfeeling Apr 2015 #1

Apparently scammers have actually been filing false tax returns with Ohio No Vested Interest Apr 2015 #2

yea so they say and i didnt think much about it until i read that if i filed jointly ,which i did, Romeo.lima333 Apr 2015 #3

Remember, TurboTax was hacked Maeve Apr 2015 #4

Yeah I think they are collecting more info on us more than just verifying identities. Cheese Sandwich Apr 2015 #5

i had to verify my id and so did my wife we file jointly and live together Romeo.lima333 Apr 2015 #6