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IRS Tax Tips May 8, 2025
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Issue Number: Tax Tip 2025-30
*Taxpayers and tax professionals: Beware of these common tax scams*
Scammers work hard to try to steal money and personal information during tax season and all year long. Taxpayers and tax professionals should remain alert and aware of these common scams [ [link removed] ] to avoid losing money, personal information or client data.
*Social media: Fraudulent form filing and bad advice* [ [link removed] ]
**Social media can circulate inaccurate or misleading tax information, and the IRS has recently seen schemes that encourage people to submit false, inaccurate information in hopes of getting a refund or taking advantage of a credit, such as the Employee Retention Credit and the Fuel Tax Credit. Taxpayers should always remember that if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
*Bogus self-employment tax credit* [ [link removed] ]*
*Social media advice continues to circulate about a non-existent “Self-Employment Tax Credit” that’s misleading taxpayers into filing false claims. Promoters market it as a way for self-employed people and gig workers to get payments of up to $32,000 for the COVID-19 pandemic period.
In reality, the underlying credit being referred to in social media is not called the “Self-Employment Tax Credit,” it’s a much more limited and technical credit called the Credits for Sick Leave and Family Leave. Many people simply do not qualify for these credits, and the IRS is closely reviewing claims coming in under this provision.
*Online Account help from third-party scammers* [ [link removed] ]
**Scammers pose as a "helpful" third party and offer to help create a taxpayer's IRS Online Account [ [link removed] ] at IRS.gov, but their real goal is to steal personal information. Taxpayers should access their account directly through IRS.gov.
*Phishing and spearphishing* [ [link removed] ]
**Taxpayers and tax professionals should be alert to fake communications posing as legitimate organizations in the tax and financial community, including the IRS and the states. These messages arrive in the form of an unsolicited text or email to lure victims into providing valuable personal and financial information that can lead to identity theft.
Spearphishing is a tailored phishing attempt targeting a specific individual or group. Tax professionals need to be very careful about spearphishing because of the risk of a data breach. A successful spearphishing attack can ultimately steal client data and the tax preparer's identity, allowing the thief to file fraudulent returns.
*Unscrupulous tax return preparers [ [link removed] ]
*Most tax preparers provide outstanding and professional service. However, people should be careful of shady tax professionals and watch for common warning signs, including charging a fee based on the size of the refund. A major red flag or warning sign is when the tax preparer is unwilling to sign on the dotted line. Avoid these "ghost" preparers, who will prepare a tax return but refuse to sign or include their IRS Preparer Tax Identification Number as required by law. Taxpayers should never sign a blank or incomplete return.
*Offer in compromise mills* [ [link removed] ]
**Offers in compromise are an important program to help people who can't pay to settle their federal tax debts. But "offer in compromise mills" can aggressively promote offers in compromise in misleading ways to people who clearly don't meet the qualifications, often costing taxpayers thousands of dollars. A taxpayer can check their eligibility for free using the IRS Offer in Compromise Pre-Qualifier tool [ [link removed] ].
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