In mid June 2024, Victor Garrido attended an IRS conference “Working Together” where the IRS made presentations on several topics. One of the latest pain points shared by the agency was the elevated number of scams and fraud activities conducted through:
- phone calls to taxpayers, especially elder citizens that might have dementia, Alzheimer, or other mental health issues that make them more vulnerable
- email phishing attempts impersonating tax authorities
- promotions by scammers or false tax related schemes in social media
Please, be careful of these activities and follow tax advice from reputable sources and tax professionals as each case should be tailored to your situation.
Link IRS Dirty Dozen – Dirty Dozen: Taking tax advice on social media can be bad news for taxpayers; inaccurate or misleading tax information circulating
Link CBS News – Tax pros warn against following terrible tax tips circulating on TikTok
Link The Tax Adviser – National taxpayer advocate: TikTok a difficult adversary for IRS
