"People think they're getting kind of a cheat sheet or a shortcut," personal finance expert Lynnette Khalfani-Cox said. "And ...
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) opened the 2025 tax season on Jan. 27, which not only means that thousands of people began ...
Other ways to avoid tax scams include: Filing your taxes as early as possible. Watch for bad grammar or odd punctuation in ...
The Better Business Bureau finds that people looking online for a tax preparer can be scammed by someone simply seeking to steal their personal information.
Also, watch out for scam texts claiming you qualify for a tax loophole or benefit. There are also scam texts that claim you're eligible for an economic stimulus payment. Zilberstein says that, thanks ...
Regarding the $1 billion in unclaimed tax refunds, how much of that is in Hawaii ? Answer : About $5.3 million, to be split among an estimated 5, 500 people who have yet to file a federal income tax ...
In its list of "dirty dozen" 2025 tax scams, the IRS is telling taxpayers to beware of email phishing, text smishing and sketchy credits, among others.
A California man has been arrested and charged in connection with an attempted cryptocurrency scam targeting an elderly homeowner in Texas.
When a Knoxville, Tennessee, woman named Colleen saw a duplicate charge on her credit card for an Amazon purchase, she ...
The Internal Revenue Service's annual "Dirty Dozen" campaign aims to protect taxpayers from falling victim to common tax ...
Scammers are constantly finding new ways to trick people into giving up their personal information or hard-earned money. One ...
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced tips to protect Iowans from tax and IRS scams during the 2025 tax filing season.