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The IRS is warning about possible fake charity scams that are emerging due to Hurricane Harvey. Taxpayers who want to help should seek out recognized charitable groups to make donations. “While there has been an enormous wave of support across the country for the victims of...

The IRS, along with state tax agencies, renewed their warning about an email scam that uses a corporate officer’s name to request employee W-2 forms from company payroll or human resources departments. The tax agency announced it has received new notifications that the...

Do you dread getting phone calls from unfamiliar sources? It seems that callers are more likely to be aggressive solicitors, pushy telemarketers or even devious con artists than legitimate business people. Criminals typically target the elderly, disabled people or immigrants,...

The Federal Trade Commission estimates as many as 9 million Americans have their identities stolen every year. Although the security of personal data is a top priority of all types of entities, the IRS is especially vigilant, because tax-related identity theft is the most common...

When a client voiced strong suspicions that her soon-to-be ex-husband was hiding assets, her attorney investigated the claim but found nothing amiss. However, he hired a forensic accounting expert to help ensure his client would receive an equitable share of the marital estate....

Every year during awards season in Hollywood, the IRS tallies its own votes for the most notorious tax scams of the year. Taxpayers are ultimately responsible for the information on their personal tax returns. So intentional or inadvertent participation in one of these 2015...