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Use caution when paying or receiving payments from friends or family members using cash payment apps

Digital Payment Applications & Taxes Here’s something important to pay attention to if you use certain cash applications to send […] The post Use caution when paying or receiving payments...

Filing a Petition with the United States Tax Court

  Filing a Petition with the United States Tax Court Taxpayers have the right to appeal an IRS decision in an […] The post Filing a Petition with the United States Tax Court appeared fir...

Giving Tuesday: Giving Back and Staying Tax Smart

Giving Tuesday: Giving Back and Staying Tax Smart Every year after Thanksgiving, millions of Americans come together for Giving Tuesday, […] The post Giving Tuesday: Giving Back and Staying T...

A Win for Taxpayers: Internal Revenue Service Math and Taxpayer Help Act

A Win for Taxpayers: Internal Revenue Service Math and Taxpayer Help Act Pressed for time? Listen to a summary of […] The post A Win for Taxpayers: Internal Revenue Service Math and Taxpayer ...

Tax filing related resources for military members and families

This filing season, the Taxpayer Advocate Service wants to remind military members and their families about available free tax filing […] The post Tax filing related resources for military me...

What Should I Do If I Receive Someone Else’s Information From the IRS?

If you receive information from the IRS that doesn’t belong to you, this is known as an inadvertent unauthorized disclosure. […] The post What Should I Do If I Receive Someone Else’s Informat...

All Taxpayer Advocate Service Offices are Open

All Taxpayer Advocate Service Offices are Open After a prolonged government shutdown, all Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) offices have reopened. […] The post All Taxpayer Advocate Service Off...

Tips on Electronic Payment Options Available to Taxpayers as the IRS Phases Out Paper Checks

Tips on Electronic Payment Options Available to Taxpayers as the IRS Phases Out Paper Checks  Introduction In response to Executive […] The post Tips on Electronic Payment Options Available t...

As the IRS Phases Out Paper Checks, Vulnerable Taxpayers Must Not Be Left Behind

As the IRS Phases Out Paper Checks, Vulnerable Taxpayers Must Not Be Left Behind Pressed for time? Listen to a […] The post As the IRS Phases Out Paper Checks, Vulnerable Taxpayers Must Not B...

Understanding your Collection Statute Expiration Date and the time the IRS can collect taxes

  nderstanding your Collection Statute Expiration Date and the time the IRS can collect taxes The Collection Statute Expiration Date (CSED) marks […] The post Understanding your Collecti...

Nerves of Steal,
Identity Theft
Protection

The IRS has issued several consumer warnings about the fraudulent use of the IRS name or logo by scamsters trying to gain access to consumers’ financial information in order to steal their identity and assets. Scamsters will use the regular mail, telephone, fax or email to set up their victims. When identity theft takes place over the Internet (email), it is called phishing.

The IRS does not initiate taxpayer communications through email. Unsolicited email claiming to be from the IRS, or from an IRS-related component such as EFTPS, should be reported to the IRS at phishing@irs.gov.

Additionally, clicking on attachments to or links within an unsolicited email claiming to come from the IRS may download a malicious computer virus onto your computer.

Learn more about identity theft.

Learn how to protect your personal information.

You may also report instances of IRS-related phishing attempts and fraud to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration at 1-800-366-4484.