The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is warning taxpayers and tax professionals to be on the lookout for emerging scams and protect sensitive information as the filing season approaches. The IRS ...

Terry Lemons, IRS Communications Senior Adviser, said that scams are “relentless” and tax season can often increase people’s vulnerability to fall for them.

It might be tempting to underreport your income or tilt the value of tax deductions in your favor. But the IRS has its ...

12 Most Common Scams, According to the IRS 'Dirty Dozen' List. Raquel Lekic. ... Here, take a look at the 12 “dirty dozen” tax scams the IRS is warning people to look out for in 2025.

Though, unfortunately, the world we live in is laden with scammers looking to take advantage of vulnerable people, knowing how to stay vigilant is the best possible thing you can do. While scammers ...

Tax season is in full swing, which means IRS scams abound. These scams have become more sophisticated, too. Watch out for them by knowing their common characteristics. MagnifyMoney explains that ...

"So what we're trying to do is identify any inbound communication that seems to be from the IRS or from a state tax agency," Schlesinger said, who notes that fraudsters often prey on two emotions ...

Tax season is prime time for phone scams, the IRS cautions. In these infamous types of calls, which you can catch on YouTube , the scammers call someone and pretend to represent the IRS or another ...

Those who prey upon upon honest unsuspecting citizens can use this power to perpetrate tax fraud. Posing as the IRS is common among fraudsters, but by no means is it their only tactic.

Common IRS scams Email phishing and smishing: Fraudsters send fake emails or text messages posing as the IRS or tax software companies, luring victims into clicking malicious links that could lead ...

IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig warned tax return filers of the latest tax scams in an IRS YouTube video. Criminals are on the hunt for your personal information this tax season so they can take ...

Every year, the IRS releases its so-called “Dirty Dozen”—a list of scams that target taxpayers. This year, perhaps as no surprise, the list emphasized schemes related to coronavirus tax ...