HERMITAGE, Pa. – Reed & Dailey, an accounting and income tax firm based here, says it’s hasn’t identified any “bad guys,” but it is “actively investigating” if and how its systems were compromised and confidential client information stolen.
Red flags were raised when the firm noticed that certain tax returns it filed were rejected by the Internal Revenue Service as duplicate filings. Some of these clients subsequently “reported attempts of unauthorized access to their bank account,” Reed & Dailey said.
Banks were notified of the possible breaches as well as the Internal Revenue Service and the FBI.
Tax returns rejected as duplicates can occur when another person tries to file an unauthorized return using the taxpayer’s personal information.
“We are not aware of any clients suffering an actual financial loss at this time,” the firm said, adding it has no reason to believe any of its employees were involved in the potential breach.
A three-page Q&A “media response” was released Saturday to The Business Journal in connection with a story – “Tax scam may have targeted clients of Hermitage firm” — reported Friday by the Sharon Herald.
“We became aware of a pattern of rejections starting around Feb. 21,” the release began. “The pattern escalated for a while and has since receded. We have provided up-to-date notifications of the e-filing rejections to clients, as we are notified,
“In accordance with IRS…
