Taxpayers are being warned about a new scam involving unsolicited text messages impersonating the Internal Revenue Service ...

The IRS has released its 2025 Dirty Dozen list, warning taxpayers, businesses and tax professionals about the most common tax scams that threaten financial security. From phishing emails to ...

Falling victim to a tax scam can result in serious financial losses, stolen identities, and even legal trouble. With scammers becoming more sophisticated each year, the IRS is urging taxpayers to ...

Officials from Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service have expressed interest in using personal tax records to check federal benefits payments for fraud, which would mobilize the IRS to drive the Trump ...

Sending back a rude answer might feel good, but it only signals that your address is active and live, spurring more scam attempts. You can forward such “phishing” emails to the IRS at phishing ...

“While the Dirty Dozen is not a legal document or a formal listing of agency enforcement priorities, the education effort is designed to raise awareness and protect taxpayers and tax pros from common ...

They released their annual Dirty Dozen list of tax scams for 2025 as a warning, as they peak during filing season. The IRS has complied 12 different scams that taxpayers should watch out for.

Scripps News IRS releases list of 'dirty dozen' scams Posted: February 28, 2025 | Last updated: March 13, 2025 From smishing to new client scams, the Internal Revenue Service is warning taxpayers ...

One of the top scams they see is IRS imposter cams. People posing as the IRS in phone calls or emails, saying you owe money, and you need to pay it now. “Threaten to send the police out there.

One tax scam encourages people to create fake W-2 forms. Fake emails impersonate the IRS, state tax agencies, and software companies. Fraud has no season, but scammers know that the days leading ...