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Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Email Scams Continue to Trick Taxpayers

On 7/16/24, the IRS warned taxpayers and tax professionals how email scams continue to aim to trick taxpayers by stealing sensitive tax and financial information. This information consists of passwords, bank account numbers,...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Avoid IRS Scams – What IRS Will Do And Not Do

IRS scams are a big concern for the Agency and taxpayers. Scammers are impersonating the IRS either by phone, email or in person costing thousands of people millions of dollars. Scammers use the regular mail, telephone, or...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Identity Theft Continues To Rank High On IRS “Dirty Dozen” Despite Recent Gains

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Despite a steep drop in tax-related identity theft in recent years, the Internal Revenue Service warns taxpayers that the scam remains serious enough to earn a spot on the 2019 “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams. “Taxpayers...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #167 – IRS Issues Warning About Tax Transcript Scam

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a warning to consumers about an email that looks like it is from “IRS Online.” The email is designed to get the recipient to click on an attachment that is labeled “Tax Account...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

On The Eve Of Tax Day, A Recap Of The IRS “Dirty Dozen” For 2018

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Tomorrow is the annual deadline for the filing of individual income tax returns for calendar year 2017. The Internal Revenue Service expects to receive approximately 32 million returns in the final days leading up to April...more

Locke Lord LLP

Tax Season Brings Resurgence in Form W-2 Tax Scam

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There are three certainties in life: death, taxes, and the knowledge that Ben Franklin’s famous adage will be co-opted. A twenty-first century version of it may be that “in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except...more

Whitman Legal Solutions, LLC

Identity Theft in Violins and Tax Scams

My violin was made in 1962 by a luthier named Umberto Lanaro, but it bears the label of Eligio Puccini and says it was made in 1947. Lanaro chose in effect to use Puccini’s identity when making my violin, as Lanaro...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Treasury Inspector General Warns Taxpayers Of IRS Impersonators As Tax Filing Season Approaches

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The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) has reminded taxpayers to remain on “High Alert” during the coming tax filing season to avoid being scammed by criminals who impersonate Internal Revenue Service...more

Snell & Wilmer

IRS Warns Employers of Dangerous Email Scam

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The IRS has recently warned employers of another scam targeting employee information. The IRS has learned that scammers are posing as internal executives and are requesting Forms W-2 and Social Security Numbers from payroll...more

Dickinson Wright

HR, Payroll, Finance Department Beware: Renewed IRS W-2 Phishing Scam Alert

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The Internal Revenue Service and other agencies recently issued an urgent reminder Alert warning of a sophisticated scam to obtain confidential information and in some cases, fraudulent cash wire transfer payments. Scammers...more

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IRS Warns Tax Professionals to Be Alert About New Email Scam As 2016 Filing Season Begins

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The Internal Revenue Service has warned tax professionals, as the 2016 filing season begins, to be alert to a new email scam by cybercriminals posing as clients soliciting their services. The scam is a variation of a...more

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