Tax season is here, and the Internal Revenue Service is warning residents of potential scams associated with this time.
IRS officials say the most common scams, or “dirty dozen” scams, associated with tax season often deal with phishing, where scammers pose as government entities to solicit money from taxpayers.
Phishing scams are commonly used through email or text, but residents should also look out for bad social media tax advice, fake IRS online help links, fake charities, false fuel tax credit claims, credits for sick and family leave that are no longer available, fictitious self-employment tax credits, and ghost tax return preparers.
To protect yourself or someone you know from these scams, remember that the IRS will never contact you through text or social media. If you’re unsure if you owe money to the IRS, log on to IRS.gov.
