Arizona
My mother lives in Arizona and was recently contacted by an accountant is California. Apparently, one of this accountant's clients was sent my moms tax forms (her return with all her info-SS#, Account #s, ect) by mistake. Needless to say, my mom was pretty upset that all of her info was sent to the wrong address and she is concerned about identity fraud.
The California accountant said that if my mom lived in California, the IRS would liable for this and would have to pay her a fine because of their mistake. What kind of (if any) repercussions are there when the IRS sends this kind of personal tax/ID info to the wrong person/address.
My mother lives in Arizona and was recently contacted by an accountant is California. Apparently, one of this accountant's clients was sent my moms tax forms (her return with all her info-SS#, Account #s, ect) by mistake. Needless to say, my mom was pretty upset that all of her info was sent to the wrong address and she is concerned about identity fraud.
The California accountant said that if my mom lived in California, the IRS would liable for this and would have to pay her a fine because of their mistake. What kind of (if any) repercussions are there when the IRS sends this kind of personal tax/ID info to the wrong person/address.