When the IRS calls: How to recognize a phone scam

As we discussed in a recent post, IRS phone scams are becoming an increasingly common way to target vulnerable individuals. Scammers, pretending to be from the IRS, may try to contact you by phone, claiming you owe a certain sum – and requesting your information to pay over the phone. […]

Filing taxes is something we all have to do every year. It’s one of the tasks that adults most dread. You try to do your best to complete everything accurately, but the process is quite complicated – even if you’ve been doing it for years. While you may have done […]

Online Filers Should be Wary of Identity Theft A surge in fraudulent state tax filings in 19 states appears to involve personal information stolen from TurboTax. The FBI is working to determine who used stolen data to obtain bogus refunds from various state agencies and whether federal returns are also […]