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Estafas por Correo Electrónico Continúan Engañando a Contribuyentes

El 7/16/24, el IRS advirtió a los contribuyentes y profesionales de impuestos cómo las estafas por correo electrónico continúan teniendo como objetivo engañar a los contribuyentes robando información fiscal y financiera...more

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Email Scams Continue to Trick Taxpayers

On 7/16/24, the IRS warned taxpayers and tax professionals how email scams continue to aim to trick taxpayers by stealing sensitive tax and financial information. This information consists of passwords, bank account numbers,...more

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Campaña “Robocall” Que Impulsa Alivio Fiscal Falso Obtiene Un Cese Y Desista

El 4/4/24, la Oficina de Cumplimiento de la Comisión Federal de Comunicaciones (“FCC”) emitió una carta de cese y desista contra Veriwave Telco debido a una campaña ilegal de llamadas “Robocall” perteneciente a un “Programa...more

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Robocall Campaign Pushing Fake Tax Relief Gets Cease And Desist

On 4/4/24, the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Enforcement Bureau issued a cease-and-desist letter against Veriwave Telco due to an illegal robocall campaign pertaining to a “National Tax Relief Program.” The FCC also...more

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High Net Worth Individuals Get Warning From IRS

On 4/10/24, as part of its Dirty Dozen Campaign for 2024, the IRS issued a warning to High Net Worth Individuals regarding three tax traps designed for them by dishonest promoters and shady tax practitioners. High Net Worth...more

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Fraud Alert: The CTA Form 4022 Scam

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Small business owners around the country have been receiving “Form 4022,” a letter from the “United States Business Regulation Department” under the guise of enforcing the recently effective Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)....more

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Organizaciones Benéficas Falsas: Advertencia De Estafa

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El 23/10/23, el IRS emitió una advertencia a los contribuyentes sobre las estafas de organizaciones benéficas falsas y cómo los donantes desprevenidos pueden en realidad estar contribuyendo a organizaciones benéficas falsas y...more

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Fake Charities Scam Warning

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On 10/23/23, the IRS issued a warning to taxpayers regarding Fake Charities scams and how unsuspecting donors may actually be contributing to fake charities and not be able to deduct donations on their tax returns despite the...more

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Protecting Your Business From Widespread ERC Scams

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Misinformation and widespread scams have created pitfalls for businesses regarding the employee retention credit - The Employee Retention Credit (ERC) has been one of the most discussed tax topics of 2023. Although...more

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IRS Y Sus Nuevos Esfuerzos De Cumplimiento

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En 9/8/23, el IRS anunció nuevos esfuerzos de cumplimiento que se centrarán en aumentar el escrutinio de los contribuyentes de altos ingresos/altos patrimonios, sociedades, corporaciones y promotores que abusan de las normas...more

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New IRS Compliance Efforts

On 9/823, the IRS announced new compliance efforts that will focus on increasing scrutiny on high-income taxpayers, partnerships, corporations and promoters abusing tax rules on the books by using Artificial Intelligence and...more

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Digital Asset Theft Loss Deductions are More Complicated Than You Think

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Taxpayers can take a tax deduction with respect to “theft” losses that result from an illegal “taking of property” done with criminal intent. Among various other types of criminal activities, fraud is treated as theft under...more

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IRS Places Moratorium on New Employee Retention Tax Credit Processing

On September 14, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Employee Retention Credit (ERC) guidance placing a moratorium on processing new ERC claims due to a surge in questionable claim submissions. Claims already...more

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Client Alert: IRS Scam

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Recently, the Internal Revenue Service warned taxpayers about a new scam rising in popularity – mailings regarding “unclaimed refunds.” Every year, scammers think of more creative ways to trick us into unwittingly...more

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IRS Wraps Up Its 2023 Dirty Dozen List

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Every year, the IRS compiles a list of common scams that taxpayers may encounter – its so-called “Dirty Dozen.” Today, the Service wrapped up the annual Dirty Dozen list of tax scams for 2023 with a reminder for taxpayers,...more

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Beware Employee Retention Credits That Are "Too Good to Be True"

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Employers throughout the U.S. have been receiving advertisements and direct solicitations from third parties offering attractive tax savings in the form of Employee Retention Credits (ERC). Oftentimes, these third parties...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Avoid IRS Scams – What IRS Will Do And Not Do

IRS scams are a big concern for the Agency and taxpayers. Scammers are impersonating the IRS either by phone, email or in person costing thousands of people millions of dollars. Scammers use the regular mail, telephone, or...more

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El IRS Advierte A Los Contribuyentes Contra Las Estrategias De Evasión Fiscal

El IRS concluyó su lista de Estafas de la Docena Sucia (“Dirty Dozen”) del 2022 recomendando a los contribuyentes a estar atentos y evitar ser engañados por las estrategias de evasión fiscal....more

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Crypto and NFT Firms Make Announcements; Treasury Interprets Crypto Reports; Crypto Enforcement Actions by CFTC, SEC, IRS, DOJ and...

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Exchange Reaches Agreement to Sell Assets; New Crypto Products Launch - In a press release this week, Voyager Digital, a cryptocurrency exchange that recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, announced that it selected the...more

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FTC Seeks Comment on Proposed Rule Prohibiting Impersonation Scams

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On September 15, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to promulgate a “Rule on Impersonation of Government and Businesses,” which would prohibit the impersonation of...more

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Dirty Dozen For 2022

According to the IRS, the Dirty Dozen represents the worst of the worst tax scams. The Dirty Dozen is a list that is compiled annually by the IRS in order to alert taxpayers, tax professionals and financial institutions of...more

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IRS-Criminal Investigations Counts Down the Top 10 Cases of 2021

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“The investigative work of 2021 has all the makings of a made for TV movie – embezzlement of funds from a nonprofit, a family fraud ring that stole millions in COVID-relief funds and a $1 billion Ponzi scheme used to buy...more

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Weekly IRS Roundup November 15 – November 19, 2021

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Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of November 15, 2021 – November 19, 2021... November 15, 2021: The IRS published a news release...more

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Privacy Tip #304 – Scammers Impersonating IRS Employees with Economic Impact Payment Scheme

This week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a Scam Alert to consumers notifying them that scammers are impersonating employees of the IRS promising a third Economic Impact Payment if they access forms through a link...more

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The IRS’s Dirty Dozen Tax Schemes

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The IRS recently issued its third installment of the “Dirty Dozen” tax scams—a list of tax-related schemes ranging from fake charities to scams targeting seniors and immigrants. The Service is reminding “taxpayers, tax...more

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