Holiday shopping season is now peak season for tax fraud, and the Internal Revenue Service is warning that criminals are working just as hard as retailers in the final stretch before Christmas.

With the tax filing deadline coming up on April 15, the IRS released its annual "Dirty Dozen" list of tax scams for 2025 to ...

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 13: A sign for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is seen outside its building on February 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images) Losing money ...

Americans scrolling through social media are encountering a flood of posts claiming new federal stimulus checks are arriving this month, but the IRS has issued a stern warning that these viral claims ...

A fake alert claiming the IRS is issuing $1,390 relief payments through direct deposit has resurfaced online, prompting warnings from tax professionals and federal authorities. The recurring scam ...

Tax rebates recently approved by the federal government to stimulate the economy have also stimulated a host of tax-rebate scams, some of which are aimed at nonprofit groups. The Internal Revenue ...

Google is suing a Chinese-speaking cybercriminal group it says is responsible for a massive wave of scam text messages sent ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul is warning New Yorkers to be on alert for scammers spreading false information about the state’s inflation refund checks through text messages, phone calls, emails ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – New York Governor Kathy Hochul is warning the public against scams in connection with the state’s inflation refund checks. Following Hochul’s announcement that the State has ...

CLINTON, Miss. (WDAM) - The Mississippi Department of Revenue is warning Mississippi taxpayers of ongoing nationwide text scams that now have reached the state. MDR said it had received reports of ...