IRS: Beware of the 'dirty dozen' tax scams IRS: Beware of the 'dirty dozen' tax scams IRS: Beware of 'dirty dozen' tax scams As the tax season kicks off this year, the IRS is keeping an eye out for scam artists who steal identities, lie about charitable donations and hide income in offshore accounts, among other abuses. Identity theft, phishing top IRS's "dirty dozen" tax scams WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Identity theft and phishing top the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) list of "dirty dozen" scams, which tend to peak this time of year as millions of Americans gear up to file their tax returns. "Scam artists will tempt people in person, online and by email with misleading promises about lost refunds and free money. Don't be fooled by these scams," IRS Commissioner Doug ... IRS Warns of Top 12 Tax Scams for 2012 The IRS is increasingly seeing identity thieves looking for ways to use a legitimate taxpayer's identity and personal information to file a tax return and claim a fraudulent refund. IRS Refund Email is a Scam There is yet another IRS email scam making the rounds, this one having to do with your tax refund. It is not a legitimate email from IRS. It looks like this: And here's what it says: After the last annual calculations of your financial activity we have concluded that you are eligible to get a ... IRS Glitch Won't Affect Refunds Though the IRS's "Where's My Refund?" tool is temporarily down, a spokeswoman for the Internal Revenue Service says that it will not impact the processing of tax returns or issuing tax refunds. A spokeswoman said the message indicating technical difficulties has only been up since the... IRS lists 'Dirty Dozen' tax scams The Internal Revenue Service has issued its annual "Dirty Dozen" ranking of tax scams, reminding taxpayers to use caution during tax season. IRS has trouble with e-file system For the second time this year, the Internal Revenue Service is having problems telling taxpayers who file their federal returns electronically when to expect their refunds. Seventy-two hours after filing online,... IRS Free File available now IRS Free File, which has been making taxes a little less taxing for a decade is available now. More than 33 million returns have been filed through Free File since its debut. IRS Offers More Info on Veteran Tax Credit Remember the newly expanded tax credit for hiring veterans that was passed last year? The IRS has finally issued more guidance on the credit. The Returning Heroes and Wounded Warriors Work Opportunity Tax Credits was part of the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011, which was announced on Veterans Day last year. The credit ...
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Thursday, February 16, 2012
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