WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 13: A sign for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is seen outside its building on February 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images) Losing money ...

CHICAGO -- The IRS told the I-Team that people are being targeted by scams from all directions. Not only are there fake IRS calls, but there are new tax scams gaining popularity, including one where ...

Taxpayers should be aware of a recent "smishing" scam that could cost as much as $1,400 or lead to personal data being ...

One tax scam encourages people to create fake W-2 forms. Fake emails impersonate the IRS, state tax agencies, and software companies. Fraud has no season, but scammers know that the days leading up to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matthew F. Erskine is a trusts and estates attorney. As the 2025 tax season unfolds, the Internal Revenue Service has unveiled its ...

Guardio noted the spike in IRS-related scam messages in January, noting that the scammers are increasingly "sophisticated" in their schemes. Victims often fall for the scams as the bad actors pretend ...

WASHINGTON — It’s tax season, and as you get ready to file, so do scammers. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released its yearly "Dirty Dozen" list of tax scams for 2025, alerting taxpayers, ...

Whether they’re filing taxes for the first time or unsure how the IRS and tax rules work, Gen Zers are susceptible to falling to tax scams that target them via email, phone and online. While some ...