Tax scams

The IRS warned about bad advice that's being peddled on social media promoting a bogus "Self Employment Tax Credit" and prompting unsuspecting taxpayers to file false claims for the credit.

Action; very little cash; not from around here; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The Internal Revenue Service has stepped up efforts to combat dubious tax advice promoting schemes involving the Fuel Tax Credit, the Sick and Family Leave Credit, and household employment taxes.

Going pro; uneasy easements; for he has sinned; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The Internal Revenue Service issued a warning cautioning taxpayers to beware of a new scam involving the purchase of clean energy tax credits.

Gone in a Flash; all in the family; spreadsheeting it high and deep; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Card shark; the roof falls in; a dynamic duo; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Extreme and outlandish; General nonsense; tat's all, folks; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

In advance of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, the Internal Revenue Service is highlighting how criminals target older citizens.

No relief in sight; just plane crooked; no fool like a gold fool; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Bad apples; sham on you; yet another emergency; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Collared; gone deep; to protect and disserve; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Testifying at a London court from a Danish prison via a video call, Sanjay Shah insisted that his controversial so-called Cum-Ex trades were lawful and that any rumors circulated in the industry were merely due to jealousy.

The Internal Revenue Service cautioned consumers to beware of inaccurate advice which prompted thousands of taxpayers to file overblown claims and held up their refunds.

Bodies of evidence; the Ultimate crime; one expensive ghost; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

$300 a scam; dead wrong; permanent problem; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Speedy sentencing; WWTF; no longer Confident; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Cum-Ex was a tax-driven trading strategy in which a global network of bankers, lawyers and agents exploited loopholes on dividend payout laws across Europe to reap duplicate tax refunds.

Speedy decision; trouble in paradise; diplomatic imbecility; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

A phish, a mill and a stroll overseas are just three of the 12 major scams the Internal Revenue Service identified for this year's rogues gallery.