With the 2026 tax season beginning January 26, you’ll soon be seeing plenty of advertisements about getting professional help ...

CHICAGO -- The IRS told the I-Team that people are being targeted by scams from all directions. Not only are there fake IRS calls, but there are new tax scams gaining popularity, including one where ...

Humans are so creative, so persistent. Take thieves, frauds and scammers. As long as there are dollars in someone’s bank account, there are other people devising ways to siphon those dollars and claim ...

The FBI has issued a warning about a surge in tax-related identity theft, with criminals stealing taxpayer identities to file fraudulent returns and claim refunds. While tax fraud is certainly nothing ...

A big tax refund might sound tempting, but beware of the ghost tax preparer. It may sound like a spooky story, but a ghost tax preparer claims that they can get you a big tax refund but instead files ...

ST. LOUIS — Tax season is here, and so are the scammers. The Better Business Bureau warns criminals are impersonating the IRS, stealing personal information, and draining bank accounts. It starts with ...

The current tax law makes it difficult to take just any type of casualty loss as a tax deduction. Only certain types of ...

The IRS is automatically sending $1,400 rebate checks to eligible taxpayers who didn’t claim the Recovery Rebate Credit on their 2021 tax returns. Scammers are targeting taxpayers with fake text ...

Humans are so creative, so persistent. Take thieves, frauds and scammers. As long as there are dollars in someone’s bank account, there are other people devising ways to siphon those dollars and claim ...

Ghost tax preparers claim they know tricks to get you more money but leave you in hot water with the IRS. Geoff Williams is a journalist and author. His byline has appeared in numerous publications, ...