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Scammers posing as relief organizations are ready and willing to take your donation for disaster relief—and put it into their pockets.…
Read more about Dirty Dozen: Donate Cautiously to Disaster Relief
Let’s face it: It’s never a good idea to be anything but truthful when it comes to filling out an income tax return. It’s a warning the Internal Revenue Service is making to taxpayers and tax preparers alike.…
Read more about Dirty Dozen: Resist Temptation to Pad Deductions
The Internal Revenue Service is reminding taxpayers just to think inside the box when it comes to completing their tax returns. In other words, steer clear of any schemes that falsify income or create fake Forms 1099.…
Read more about Dirty Dozen: Bogus Income but Very Real Refunds
When someone who claims to be a tax professional tells a customer he or she can guarantee otherwise unbelievable refunds, red flags should be immediately hoisted and alarm bells rung.…
Read more about Dirty Dozen: Why It Sounds Too Good to be True
The incidence of tax-related identity theft has decreased in recent years, largely due to the hard work of the Internal Revenue Service and its Security Summit partners. However, identity theft is still serious enough to be included on this year’s “Dirty Dozen” list of scams from the IRS.…
Read more about Dirty Dozen: Identity Theft Down, But Far From Out
The April tax filing deadline is fast approaching and scammers are sure to take advantage of it, attempting to steal money or personal information from taxpayers and tax pros alike.…
Read more about Dirty Dozen: Keep an Ear Out for Phone Scams
The Internal Revenue Service kicked off its annual “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams this week, and used the occasion to spotlight phishing schemes.…
Read more about Dirty Dozen: Phishing Not Just Aimed at Taxpayers Anymore
Tax professionals calling the IRS for help will have to answer a question before they can ask one. Tax pros and taxpayers will all have to verify their identities before they can get telephone help from the Internal Revenue Service help desks.…
Read more about Calling the IRS? Here’s What You Need to Know
A recent IRS Newswire announced that the 2018 Annual Report to Congress finally arrived on lawmakers’ desks, one of two reports that National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson is required by law to submit each year.…
Read more about Taxpayer Advocate Says Shutdown Has Affected Filing Season
The IRS recently reminded enrolled agents (EAs) that the effects of the government shutdown didn’t suddenly come to an end on January 25 when the president signed a stopgap spending bill.…
