Dirty Dozen: Donate Cautiously to Disaster Relief
Scammers posing as relief organizations are ready and willing to take your donation for disaster relief—and put it into their pockets.…
Scammers posing as relief organizations are ready and willing to take your donation for disaster relief—and put it into their pockets.…
Data security has become a very large, and very important, part of what we do in the income tax industry. That’s why it makes sense for every tax office—large or small—to hire a cybersecurity professional to help safeguard the business’ data and the data of their clients.…
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.…
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.…
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.…
With the new income tax law passed in late 2017 came lots of changes to the tax code. Deductions, exclusions, credits, just about everything the average taxpayer deals with saw some sort of change.…
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.…
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.…
The Internal Revenue Service kicked off its annual “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams this week, and used the occasion to spotlight phishing schemes.…
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.…
