Credit unions that provide tax refunds and/or work with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service on issues like identity theft can provide much-needed information through a new Credit Union National Association survey. The U.S. Government Accountability Office–the investigative arm of the U.S. Congress–has specifically asked CUNA for details on the tax topics.

The CUNA survey asks:

• Does your credit union currently provide tax refund loans?

• Does your credit union work with the IRS on suspected identity theft fraud issues, including with their External Leads program to return questionable tax refunds?

• Do you have any recommendations on how the IRS could further combat identity fraud with financial institutions?

There is a fairly short turn-around time for the CUNA request. Survey results will be accepted until Feb. 24.

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