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Claim. The HI-144 requires detailed nancial informaon for you and household members, which must be
reviewed carefully to make sure it is accurate and complete.
We’re Checking for Fraud
The Department works hard to ght fraud and protect your refund, but this can add me to processing. As part
of our fraud detecon eorts, we may send you a leer with instrucons to verify your return. To verify your
return online through myVTax, select Return Filing Vericaon on the myVTax homepage (hps://www.myvtax.
vermont.gov/).
Instances of Fraud are Increasing - But So Are Our Eorts to Stop It
The IRS, Vermont, and other state tax and revenue departments connue to ght identy the and tax refund
fraud. We take our job of protecng taxpayer money and state revenues very seriously. Our special unit
dedicated to detecng and stopping fraud reviews and updates our procedures and standards of pracce to
keep your informaon safe.
Many of these precauons have resulted in increased processing me, but we believe they are worth it. If
we suspect fraud is being commied against you, we will send you a leer requesng vericaon of your
idencaon. Please respond to our request as soon as possible by following the instrucons in the leer.
More details about how to report identy the and fraud can be found on the Vermont Department of Taxes
website (hps://tax.vermont.gov/help/identy-the) and the Internal Revenue Service website (hps://www.
irs.gov/identy-the-central).
Help Us Process Your Refund Faster
The most common
problem that can hold
up processing is when a
taxpayer does not report
ALL income earned for the
tax year. Be sure to wait
unl you have received
all forms W-2 and 1099
before ling your tax
return.
You can help us speed up the processing of your return and refund by
following these ps. If we cannot process your form, we consider your
tax return “not led,” which may result in late fees and penales.
Choose E-le
Save me and avoid mistakes by ling your return online. Your return
will not only get to the Department for processing faster, but the
soware will walk you through the ling process and do the math for
you. You will have to e-le using commercial soware, but more than
half of Vermont taxpayers qualify for free e-ling through Free File.
Find out if you qualify by vising our website (hp://tax.vermont.gov/
free-le).
Double Check Your Informaon
• Make sure the Social Security Number on your Form W-2 is
correct. If not, correct it with your employer.
• Do the math. Double check your math calculaons and enter
them on the correct lines.
• If choosing direct deposit, make sure your nancial instuon
account and roung numbers are correct. If in doubt, ask your
nancial instuon.
• Sign on the line. All lers must sign the form if a signature(s) is
required.
Watch: How to Check the Status of Your Refund