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 ...

Every year, the IRS publishes its “ Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams, highlighting the most common schemes targeting taxpayers.

Sophisticated scams surge as filing rule changes create perfect cover for fraud. Your tax anxiety just became a cybersecurity threat. Scammers are weaponizing 2026’s discontinued free filing programs ...

WXIN/WTTV — The Federal Trade Commission reports a spike in phone calls from scammers claiming to be from the IRS and telling potential victims they owe back taxes. According to the FTC, the scam ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The phone call sounds alarming. You owe back taxes and need to settle them quickly. The call will be from the “Tax Mediation and ...