The IRS faces criticism for its slow response to identity theft cases, with a backlog of 500,000 unresolved fraud cases.

The IRS faces criticism for its slow response to identity theft cases, with an independent watchdog reporting that the agency's delays are "unconscionable." Despite receiving a funding boost from the Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act, the IRS is still struggling to resolve identity theft cases, with a backlog of 500,000 unresolved fraud cases. The IRS is taking nearly two years to resolve identity theft victims' assistance cases, up from 484,000 cases in September.