Processes Are Being Established to Detect Business Identity Theft; However, Additional Actions Can Help Improve Detection

The Commissioner, Wage & Investment (W&I) Division, should: Ensure that processes and procedures are in place to ******2************2*****associated with suspicious EINs.

The Commissioner, Wage & Investment (W&I) Division, should: Establish a systemic process to identify tax returns filed using **2**********************2************* to ensure the legitimacy of the filing and any refund claimed.

The Commissioner, Wage & Investment (W&I) Division, should: Establish a filter to identify ***************2********************2***. Processes and procedures should also be developed to verify the legitimacy of the taxreturn filing prior to processing and issuance of a refund.

The Commissioner, Wage & Investment (W&I) Division, should evaluate the potential for expanding State Suspicious Filer information sharing agreements to include suspicious or potentially fraudulent business tax return filings.

The Commissioner, Wage & Investment (W&I) Division, should continue to develop and offer additional outreach material that directly informs businesses about business identity theft, the risks involved, how to protect themselves, and who to contact if they suspect their business's identity has been stolen.