Archive for June 2023

IRS 2023 Dirty Dozen – Scam #3:  Online Account Help from Third-Party Scammers The Internal Revenue Service alerts taxpayers to watch out for scammers who try to sell or offer help setting up an Online Account on IRS.gov that puts their tax and financial information at risk of identity theft. The IRS Online Account provides…

IRS 2023 Dirty Dozen – Scam #2:  Phishing and Smishing Taxpayers and tax professionals should be alert to fake communications posing as legitimate organizations in the tax and financial community, including the IRS and states. These messages arrive in the form of an unsolicited text or email to lure unsuspecting victims to provide valuable personal…

IRS 2023 Dirty Dozen – Scam #1:  Employee Retention Credit Claims For the start of the annual Dirty Dozen list of tax scams, the IRS spotlighted Employee Retention Credits following blatant attempts by promoters to con ineligible people to claim the credit. Renewing several earlier alerts, the IRS highlighted schemes from promoters who have been…

IRS 2023 Dirty Dozen The IRS compiles annually the Dirty Dozen list of common scams that taxpayers may encounter anytime but many of these schemes peak during filing season as people prepare their returns or hire someone to help with their taxes. Don’t fall prey. As part of the Dirty Dozen awareness effort, the IRS…