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IRS lengthy case backlog frustrates identity theft victims

Taxpayers waited about 20 months for the IRS to process their identity theft cases in recent years, frustrating and burdening taxpayers expecting tax refunds.

IRS lengthy case backlog frustrates identity theft victims

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Taxpayers waited about 20 months for the IRS to process their identity theft cases in recent years, frustrating and burdening taxpayers expecting tax refunds.

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Taxpayers waited about 20 months for the IRS to process their identity theft cases in recent years, frustrating and burdening taxpayers expecting tax refunds.

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