Could IRS Plan Open Taxpayers To Identity Theft?Government Enterprise Thu, 06 Apr 2006 8:02 PM PDTTaxpayers would be exposed to identity theft if the Internal Revenue Service gets its way with proposed rule changes considered during a congressional hearing this week. Identity theft: Much worse than we thoughtGrayson County News-Gazette Thu, 06 Apr 2006 1:27 PM PDTWASHINGTON, D.C. - A survey recently released by the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics says that 3.6 million households, or about 3 percent of all households in the United States, had been the victim of at least one type of identity theft during a six month period in 2004. Study: ID theft hits 3.6 million U.S. householdsElectronics Supply and Manufacturing Fri, 07 Apr 2006 7:19 AM PDTAn estimated 3.6 million households reported being victimized by identity theft in 2004, about three percent of all U.S. homes, said a government study released Sunday.