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Will The IRS Call You? Don't Fall For These Scams

Scammers often pretend to be Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents, which is successful due to most people's fear of tax-related trouble. However, the IRS never starts a case with a phone call. It ...
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IRS flags common holiday scams before Christmas; here's what to spot

Holiday shopping season is now peak season for tax fraud, and the Internal Revenue Service is warning that criminals are ...
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IRS issues a Christmas warning to millions of Americans

The Internal Revenue Service is using the run-up to Christmas to warn millions of Americans that cybercriminals and con ...
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This Year's Top 12 Tax Scams, According to the IRS

It starts with a text. "Unusual activity on your IRS account. Click here to verify." The message looks legit. It sounds urgent. You're halfway through your taxes and completely exhausted. So you click ...
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Tell your client to hang up on the ‘IRS’

It’s not often we tell clients to disregard the IRS. Tax professionals take IRS notices and compliance activity seriously. But when the “IRS” calls your client, it probably isn’t really the IRS. Most ...