How to avoid tax id scams this year

COLUMBUS- Tax season begins tomorrow and thieves are looking at ways to scam you out of your money. Local financial professional, Shane Eighme from Shane and Shane Financial has some helpful tips for those filing taxes.WHY SHOULD TAX FILERS BE ESPECIALLY ON THE LOOKOUT THIS YEAR?Remember the big Equifax data breach last fall? Hackers stole the personal information of up to 143 million people, and that includes Social Security numbers.
Scammers could use those Social Security numbers to file frau