Tax season is right around the corner and as it ramps up, so do the efforts of scam artists looking to steal people’s financial data and money. These scam artists often target older adults. Whether you’re in this age bracket
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IRS Tax Scams – Don’t Be A Victim
Don’t Fall for New Tax Scam Tricks by IRS Posers Though the tax season is over, tax scammers work year-round. The IRS advises you to stay alert to protect yourself against new ways criminals pose as the IRS to trick
Consumer Alert: Affordable Care Act Tax Returns
Affordable Care Act Consumer Alert: Choose Your Tax Preparer Wisely The IRS urges taxpayers to choose their tax professional carefully as reports are coming in from around the country describing unscrupulous preparers who instruct their clients to make individual shared
IRS “Dirty Dozen” Tax Scams for 2015
2015 Dirty Dozen WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service wrapped up the 2015 “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams with a warning to taxpayers about aggressive telephone scams continuing coast-to-coast during the early weeks of this year’s filing season. The
Five Ways to Spot IRS Scam Phone Calls
The IRS has issued a consumer alert providing taxpayers with additional tips to protect themselves from telephone scam artists calling and pretending to be with the IRS. These callers may demand money or may say the taxpayer has a refund due and try to
IRS Scam Warning
IRS Reiterates Warning of Pervasive Telephone Scam WASHINGTON — As the 2014 filing season nears an end, the Internal Revenue Service today issued another strong warning for consumers to guard against sophisticated and aggressive phone scams targeting taxpayers, including recent