by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 28, 2025 | Scam of the day
Getting information from the IRS can sometimes be a frustrating experience and with the recent cuts in employees of an already understaffed IRS, you can expect the problems to be worse this year. Fortunately, the IRS has a program by which you can set up an Online...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 5, 2023 | Scam of the day
Federal Income Tax returns are due for most people on April 18th this year although California storm victims have until May 15th to file their federal income tax returns. The IRS is warning people about scams popping up on social media that already have gotten...
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....
