(arsheffield) After lawmakers called on the Internal Revenue Service for more transparency for victims of identity theft, the agency says it will give those people copies of fake tax returns filed using their name and information. The IRS announced the change in a letter to Senator Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire, who sent a letter to IRS Commissioner John Koskinen on May 7, asking that the agency hand over copies of fraudulent returns filed in their names so those people could determine exactly what information was stolen.

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