US taxpayers think filing returns online is risky -- but they do it anyway

Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic and extended tax filing deadline for 2020 its likely that people will be submitting their returns over a longer period this year. New research from information security company Shred-It shows that most Americans file their tax returns online, even though many believe this puts them at greater risk of fraud. Some 39 percent of men and 34 percent of women think filing taxes online with tax preparation software puts them at the greatest risk of becoming a victim of tax fraud or tax identity theft, but despite this over 50 percent of both sexes plan… [Continue Reading]