A hearing was held on the consequences for victims of tax-related identity theft, how the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) processes attempt to manage the issue, and what immediate steps the agency can take to improve its overall strategy in dealing with identity theft. Focus was on the need for a comprehensive identity theft strategy, as well as on the need for the IRS to take greater responsibility for informing taxpayers when their identities have been stolen and to take steps to help taxpayers whose identities have been stolen.