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Avoiding Identity Theft At Tax Time

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Wow, is it tax time already?  You may be among the many people who get organized early and file their taxes well before the deadline. 

For the rest of us, April 18th is the deadline for filing taxes this year (the 15th is a Saturday). 

Tax time can be stressful in a number of ways, and one of them is the possibility of identity theft in the tax preparation process. 

The Oregon Department of Revenue issues warnings about how to avoid such theft.  A department representative joins us with details, which include the following links:

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.