With the 2026 tax season beginning January 26, you’ll soon be seeing plenty of advertisements about getting professional help filing your return. You may even have consultants reach out to you ...
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This Year's Top 12 Tax Scams, According to the IRS

It starts with a text. "Unusual activity on your IRS account. Click here to verify." The message looks legit. It sounds urgent. You're halfway through your taxes and completely exhausted. So you click ...
Tax scams, unfortunately, happen year-round, but they surge during the holiday season. Scammers know that people are busy with year-end distractions like shopping, traveling, not to mention the ...
Tax season is in full swing — and that means it’s hunting time for scam artists hoping to rip off taxpayers. The Internal Revenue Service expects to receive around 150 million tax returns during this ...
Fake calls claiming you owe back taxes are rising, the FTC warns. These scams rely on pressure and confusion, but a few simple checks can help you avoid becoming a victim. As the Internal Revenue ...
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — News 19’s Ellie Byrd sat down with Karen Reeves, the President and CEO of the Better Business Bureau of North Alabama, to learn about a few of the most common tax scams in ...
SCAMS, AS YOU KNOW, ARE STARTING TO SURFACE, TARGETING TAXPAYERS, FOLKS, IT IS SOON UPON US. THE TAX SEASON GENERALLY CONSIDERED TO BE THAT PERIOD OF TIME FROM JANUARY THROUGH APRIL. SO HERE WE GO.
The Dirty Dozen — a 1967 war movie starring Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson, and Jim Brown, or a list of the top twelve tax scams as identified by the Internal Revenue Service? How about both? Each year, ...