IS IT REALLY THE IRS CALLING?

By Kaufman Accounting | June 22, 2020
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Crooks impersonating the IRS either by phone, email or in person cost people their time and money. We urge our clients to remain vigilant against schemes and scams and avoid becoming a victim. Here are some important tips from the IRS for taxpayers to keep in mind to avoid scams: How does the IRS initiate contact? The…

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IRS WARNS AGAINST COVID-19 FRAUD

By Kaufman Accounting | June 22, 2020
A person holding a cell phone with fraud on it.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) continues to remind taxpayers to guard against tax fraud and other related financial scams related to COVID-19. In the last few months, the IRS Criminal Investigation division (CI) has seen a variety of Economic Impact Payment (EIP) scams and other financial schemes looking to take advantage of unsuspecting taxpayers. CI continues to…

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BE AWARE OF SCAMS

By Kaufman Accounting | April 17, 2020
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While the tax filing deadline may have been extended, scammers are hard are hard at work. Thousands of individuals have lost millions of dollars AND their personal information to tax scams. Taxpayers should be on the lookout for IRS impersonation calls, texts and email phishing attempts about the coronavirus or COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments. These…

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AVOIDING IDENTITY THEFT

By Kaufman Accounting | February 5, 2020
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Earlier this week the IRS launched Identity Theft Central. This page is designed to improve online access to information on identity theft and data security protection for taxpayers, tax professionals and businesses. This resource provides 24/7 access on how to report identity theft, how individual taxpayers can protect themselves again phishing, online scams and more. …

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