Tax scams take many different forms. Recently, the most common scams are phone calls and emails from thieves who pretend to be from the IRS. They use the IRS name,…

The Internal Revenue Service is partnering with community-based organizations across the country to promote Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day, an effort to alert millions of low and moderate-income workers…

IRS Can Help if W-2s Are Missing In most cases you get your W-2 forms by the end of January. Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, shows your income and…

Regular & Disability Benefits Question: I retired last year, and started receiving Social Security payments. Do I have to pay taxes on my Social Security benefits? Answer: Social Security benefits…

Refund Offsets for Unpaid Child Support, Certain Federal and State Debts, and Unemployment Compensation Debts The Department of Treasury’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service (BFS) issues IRS tax refunds and…

Inflated Refund Claims Remain on the IRS “Dirty Dozen” List of Tax Scams for the 2015 Filing Season The Internal Revenue Service today warned taxpayers to be on the lookout…

Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week Tip #4: Here are some other tips to lessen the chance you’ll be a victim of tax identity theft: • Always protect your Social Security…

  Return Preparer Fraud Hits IRS Annual “Dirty Dozen” List of Tax Scams to Avoid During the 2015 Filing Season   IR-2015-08, Jan. 27, 2015 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue…

Tuesday January 27,2015 Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week Tip #2: What should you do if you think your Social Security number has been stolen? Or if you get a letter…

  Two Ways Tax Scammers Might Target You It’s that time of year — tax time. It’s also a great time to get up to speed on tax-related scams. Here…