Category: IRS News

IRS WARNS OF NEW PHONE SCAM

The Internal Revenue Service is sounding the warning about a new tactic from phone scammers pretending to work for the IRS. The IRS said Monday it is receiving new reports of scammers calling under the guise of verifying tax return information over the phone. The latest variation has been seen in the last few weeks […]

Dirty Dozen Tax Scams

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service warned taxpayers to avoid the temptation of falsely inflating deductions or expenses on their returns to under pay what they owe and possibly receive larger refunds. The vast majority of taxpayers file honest and accurate tax returns on time every year. However, each year some taxpayers fail to resist […]

IRS Security Awareness Tax Tip Number 9

IRS, States and Tax Industry Deploy New Safeguards for 2016 Because of improved protections in recent years, the Internal Revenue Service stops the vast majority of fraudulent tax returns using stolen identities. But identity thieves and criminal syndicates continue to persist and evolve. As the threat has changed, so has the IRS. In a new […]

IRS Security Awareness Tip Number 8

Tips to Keep Your Tax Records Secure; Protect Yourself from Identity Theft If you’re still keeping old tax returns and receipts stuffed in a shoe box stuck in the back of the closet, you might want to rethink that approach. The IRS has teamed up with state revenue departments and the tax industry to make […]