METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL FRAUD ACTIVITY IN A TAX RETURN PREPARATION SYSTEM TO TRIGGER AN IDENTITY VERIFICATION CHALLENGE THROUGH THE TAX RETURN PREPARATION SYSTEM

摘要

Special data sources and algorithms are used to analyze tax return data in order to identify potential fraudulent activity before the tax return data is submitted in a tax return preparation system. Then, once the potential fraudulent activity is identified, an identity verification challenge is generated through the tax return preparation system requiring a response from the user of the account associated with the potential fraudulent activity before the tax return data is submitted. Consequently, analysis of tax related data is performed to identify potential fraudulent activity in a tax return preparation system before the tax return related data is submitted. Then, if potential fraud is detected, a user of the tax return preparation system is required to further prove their identity before the tax return data is submitted.