TAX IDENTITY SHIELD

Protect your refund with Tax Identity Shield®

Don’t let a thief stand in the way of your refund. If your tax identity is stolen, your refund could be affected. With H&R Block, we offer complete tax identity theft protection and restoration year-round.

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Tax identity theft can happen to anyone, even you

All a thief needs to file a fraudulent return is your name, birthdate, and Social Security Number. If you’re a victim of tax identity theft, it can take several months to even years to get your refund.

We take your privacy personally

H&R Block Tax Identity Shield® helps protect you from tax identity theft, and if you ever become a tax identity theft victim, we can help with that, too. Tax Identity Shield includes:

Dark Web Identity Watch

We’ll continuously look out for your personal information where criminals buy and sell personal data.

SSN Alerts

We’ll notify you of any names or addresses associated with your Social Security number, or if your SSN is found on any tax return filed in our system.

Tax Return Notifications

We’ll update you if someone attempts to e-file a tax return using your info in our system. We’ll even prevent that fraudulent return from reaching the IRS if filed prior to the date the IRS starts to accept and process returns.

IRS Protections

We’ll help you apply for proactive IRS protections like an IRS IP PIN regardless of identity theft indicators.

Tax Identity Restoration Assistance

If you become a tax fraud victim, we offer assistance from a specially-trained agent to help recover your refund as quickly as possible.

Credit Report Access and Identity Monitoring

If you become a tax fraud victim, get one-year access to your three-bureau credit report, plus tools to restore and manage your credit and tax identity.

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