Although the IRS has issued numerous warnings to taxpayers regarding tax scams involving tax credits and inaccurate tax advice posted on social media, thousands of taxpayers filed tax returns this tax season claiming inflated tax refunds. The IRS has issued a warning that taxpayers who have claimed ...

Each year the IRS issues a list of scams it refers to as the Dirty Dozen. The purpose of publishing the list is to alert taxpayers to schemes that may cause them not only financial harm, but which may also result in identify theft. The schemes which made this year’s list are: Phishing and smishing...