Tax scams

Bighorn to the big house; rotten apple; in Dutch; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The Internal Revenue Service warned taxpayers Tuesday to beware of a quickly proliferating scam involving erroneous tax refunds being deposited in their bank accounts, after a data breach on their tax preparers' computers gives them access to sensitive client information.

Help the IRS debunk a handful of taxpayer misconceptions for this filing season.

Eighteen months, guaranteed; former CPA, current inmate; trust them not; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

An ex-math teacher turned Marseilles piano-bar manager who claimed links to Corsica’s underworld allegedly spearheaded a 385 million-euro ($478 million) tax scam and spent part of the proceeds on Beverly Hills real estate.

The Internal Revenue Service warned tax professionals Friday to beef up their security measures and avoid clicking on some new phishing emails that can download malware onto their computers to steal their clients’ data.

Now filling a cell; no EFIN, no problem; cleaning up but not filing; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Psychics gone bad; wrong numbers; cattle and veils; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Tax authorities are warning payroll pros about a familiar scam.

Personal and professional; off he goes (to jail); charity case; and other highlights of recent tax cases.