Everyone who has filed a South Carolina tax return is at risk

A common theme that seems to recur in the questions that we are fielding at Tax On Wheels, LLC is how do I find out if my information is in the group that was compromised?

We have not been able to find any announcement from the state of South Carolina indicating whether there are certain groups of taxpayers who are more at risk than others in regard to the hacking incident at the South Carolina Department of Revenue.  As far as we can tell everyone is at risk and needs to follow the instructions provided by the state.

Dependents who were listed on the tax returns filed with the state are at risk as well and need to be considered when deciding how to protect your information.  There was discussion at the press conference this morning of a “family plan” which is designed to protect dependent children.