The IRS has also released its annual “Dirty Dozen” list of common tax scams for 2026. No. 1 on the list is scammers impersonating the IRS by email and text. The scams often appear to come from the ...

Tax season is always a busy time of the year, especially for scammers. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), a text or email about your "tax refund" is always a scam. These messages are ...

Tax relief phone call scams are common year-round, and criminals use them to get money and commit identity theft. There is an IRS tax debt compromise option, however, that could allow you to settle ...

DENVER — If there is a Super Bowl for scammers, it is perhaps April 15 when the nation’s tax filing deadline looms over the heads of stressed-out Americans, many of whom are susceptible to getting ...