Tax scams

The Internal Revenue Service is continuing to combat scammers and promoters encouraging businesses to file claims for the tax credit.

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Shell of a way to work; RICO rip-off; fun with refunds; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Wire happy; defense rests; re-model behavior; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Gainful employment; waste not; Mr. Plow; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The Internal Revenue Service is providing a way for businesses to withdraw incorrect claims for the Employee Retention Credit, but what about the claims that have been paid out already?

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Twice as nice; fuelin' around; before the Inc. dries; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The service is giving employers a way to rescind inaccurate claims for the Employee Retention Credit if they've fallen victim to a scam.

No temporary solution; cooking some books; French connection; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Depend on nothing; love, law and the slammer; financial whizzes; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The service is cautioning taxpayers against claiming exaggerated deductions for purported donations of artwork, as it sees a rise in such schemes.

The worst five states for tax preparer scams averaged more than 32 million reported scams in 2023.

GOP members of Congress are demanding answers from the service about the backlog in processing claims for the credit, only weeks after the IRS imposed a moratorium.

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Charity for none; Dr. Backdate; frivolous correspondence; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The service is encouraging employers to work with qualified tax professionals rather than shady promoters.

Fraudsters are ever-inventive, and accountants and tax pros need to make sure their clients keep vigilant.

Band of brothers; heavy Metal; gone underground; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The immediate moratorium will be in effect until the end of the year.