by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 29, 2020 | Scam of the day
February third is the start of Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week. Income tax identity theft, by which identity thieves file phony income tax returns with counterfeit W-2s using the Social Security number and name of their victims is still a major problem for the IRS...
by admin | Jul 5, 2017 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Many people have been scammed by criminals calling them on the phone purporting to be from the IRS making various threats unless the targeted victim immediately pays alleged overdue taxes. For years, I have been telling people that the simplest way to know that the...
by admin | Mar 28, 2017 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Here is a link to my latest column for USA Today in which I discuss the latest income tax scams. Income tax scams are always evolving and you need to know how to recognize and avoid these scams....
by admin | Apr 15, 2016 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Today, April 15th is the usual deadline for filing your federal income tax return, however, as many people know, if the 15th falls on a weekend, the filing deadline is pushed back to the next Monday. If April 15th is a holiday, the filing date is also pushed back....
by admin | Feb 22, 2016 | Scam of the day, Site Related
For the last six months in particular the IRS and the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration have been warning the public about scams in which scammers pose as IRS agents calling unsuspecting taxpayers and threatening them with fines, penalties and even...
