Know Your Taxpayer Bill of Rights Every taxpayer has a set of fundamental rights and the IRS has an obligation to protect them. The “Taxpayer Bill of Rights” groups the taxpayer rights found in the tax code into 10 categories. Know these rights when interacting with the IRS. A good way to learn about them is by… Read More »
Be Alert to Scammers Who Pose as the IRS Tax Scams Phishing-Malware IRS ID Theft FAQ – Going After the Bad Guys Scammers pretending to be from the IRS continue to target taxpayers. These scams take many different forms. Among the most common are phone calls and fake emails. Thieves use the IRS name, logo… Read More »
Eight Tips to Protect Taxpayers from Identity Theft Identity Theft : FAQ Phishing-Malware Identity theft happens when someone steals personal information for financial gain. Tax-related identity theft happens when someone uses another person’s stolen Social Security number (SSN) or Employer Identification Number (EIN) to file a tax return to obtain a fraudulent refund. Many people… Read More »
IRS Begins Issuing Notices to Taxpayers whose ITINs Expire by End of 2017 IRS YouTube Videos: Individual Taxpayer Identification Number – English | Spanish IR-2017-128, Aug. 8, 2017 WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service began mailing letters this month to more than 1 million taxpayers with expiring Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers and urges recipients to renew them as… Read More »
IRS Cautions Taxpayers to Watch for Summertime Scams IRS YouTube Videos: Tax Scams: English | Spanish | ASL Private Collection of Overdue Taxes: English | Spanish Find me IR-2017-112, June 26, 2017 WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service today issued a warning that tax-related scams continue across the nation even though the tax filing season… Read More »
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e-News for Tax Professionals Issue 2017-25 1. Security Summit Warns of New Phishing Email Targeting Tax Pros The IRS, state tax agencies and the tax industry today warned tax professionals to beware of phishing emails purporting to be from a tax software education provider and seeking extensive amounts of sensitive preparer data. The email’s origin is… Read More »
Security Summit Warns of New Phishing Email Targeting Tax Pros IR-2017-111, June 23, 2017 WASHINGTON – The IRS, state tax agencies and the tax industry today warned tax professionals to beware of phishing emails purporting to be from a tax software education provider and seeking extensive amounts of sensitive preparer data. The email’s origin is… Read More »
IRS Video Tax Tip: How to Use Get Transcript Online Here is a video tax tip from the IRS: How to Use Get Transcript Online English | Spanish | ASL
1. New Phone Scam Involves Bogus Certified Letters Beware of a new scam linked to the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS), in which fraudsters call to demand an immediate tax payment through a prepaid debit card. This scam is being reported across the country. 2. Orlando IRS Tax Forum Registration Deadline Is June 27 Tax professionals… Read More »