Don’t fall victim to one of the ‘Dirty Dozen’ tax schemes
Accountants are not the only ones working overtime during tax season. Scammers take advantage of this time of year to prey on taxpayers to try to steal their money and identity. The IRS has begun compiling its perennial “Dirty Dozen” list of the common scams that tend to peak during the tax filing months. As […]
Beware of these ‘Dirty Dozen’ tax scams
As tax season is heating up, so are the scams. The Internal Revenue Service has rolled out its annual “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams for the 2018 filing season. Many of the scams are perennial, showing up year after year, while others have a new twist on an old con. One such example is […]
Is that really the IRS knocking at your door?
Scams continue to swirl around con artists posing as IRS agents or other authority figures contacting taxpayers by phone or email and demanding money. But what if someone shows up at your door? Under a new program, the IRS will begin in April using private collection of certain overdue federal tax payments. This opens a […]
Fake IRS agent scam is on the rise
Cases of identity fraud usually spike around tax season, but some scams are taking a more sinister turn. A large number of people have reported to local law enforcement and federal agencies, including the IRS, that they have received calls from people posing as IRS agents who claim the taxpayer owes taxes and demand immediate […]
