Tag: Fraud

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 […]