With the tax filing deadline coming up on April 15, the IRS released its annual "Dirty Dozen" list of tax scams for 2025 to warn people of common schemes.

It suddenly comes in the mail — a huge tax bill you did not know was coming. You filed your taxes on time, so how could it be? It could be a scam, according to the IRS. Tax relief scams are especially ...

Holiday shopping season is now peak season for tax fraud, and the Internal Revenue Service is warning that criminals are working just as hard as retailers in the final stretch before Christmas.

Scammers often pretend to be Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents, which is successful due to most people's fear of tax-related trouble. However, the IRS never starts a case with a phone call. It ...

When it comes to taking tax advice, you might want to ignore what you see on social media, the Internal Revenue Service warns, since much of the so-called advice from “tax experts” is a scam that can ...

Unfortunately, there are frequent scams in the United States related to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and tax filing. The IRS DOES NOT INITIATE contact with taxpayers by email, text messages or ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The deadline to file your taxes is less than a month away, but there are various tax-related scams on the rise that could cost you thousands of dollars. Most of us know about the IRS ...

The IRS has issued an urgent warning about common holiday scams during National Tax Security Awareness Week, including social media fraud, phishing schemes, and scams targeting seniors and businesses ...