The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is warning taxpayers and tax professionals to be on the lookout for emerging scams and protect sensitive information as the filing season approaches. The IRS ...

Terry Lemons, IRS Communications Senior Adviser, said that scams are “relentless” and tax season can often increase people’s vulnerability to fall for them.

Common IRS scams. Email phishing and smishing: Fraudsters send fake emails or text messages posing as the IRS or tax software companies, luring victims into clicking malicious links that could ...

Warning: Here are the most common tax scams the IRS sees as the tax filing deadline nears 02:24. With tax season bringing scammers out in droves, the Internal Revenue Service compiles an annual ...

The 2025-26 list details numerous scams and other online traps that people should avoid. Terry Lemons, IRS Communications Senior Adviser, said that scams are “relentless” and tax season can ...

12 Most Common Scams, According to the IRS 'Dirty Dozen' List. Raquel Lekic. ... Here, take a look at the 12 “dirty dozen” tax scams the IRS is warning people to look out for in 2025.

Tax season is in full swing, which means IRS scams abound. These scams have become more sophisticated, too. Watch out for them by knowing their common characteristics. MagnifyMoney explains that ...

Though, unfortunately, the world we live in is laden with scammers looking to take advantage of vulnerable people, knowing how to stay vigilant is the best possible thing you can do. While scammers ...

Tax season is prime time for phone scams, the IRS cautions. In these infamous types of calls, which you can catch on YouTube , the scammers call someone and pretend to represent the IRS or another ...

Tax day is fast approaching. Review some of the more common tax scams, so that you can avoid them.

IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig warned tax return filers of the latest tax scams in an IRS YouTube video. Criminals are on the hunt for your personal information this tax season so they can take ...

Every year, the IRS releases its so-called “Dirty Dozen”—a list of scams that target taxpayers. This year, perhaps as no surprise, the list emphasized schemes related to coronavirus tax ...