Despite the IRS offering numerous tools to assist taxpayers with their tax woes, Offer in Compromise (OIC) “mills” are preying on individuals in tax debt by promising “pennies-on-the-dollar” settlements. The OIC program is in place to help taxpayers settle their tax...
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New Scams Are Targeting Tax Professionals and Taxpayers, Alike
The IRS and Security Summit are issuing warnings to tax professionals and individuals to be wary of the various schemes scammers use to obtain business and taxpayer information. While many of these schemes have been around for a while, scammers are becoming more...
Southern California CPA Pleads Guilty to Preparing False Tax Returns
A tax return preparer in Southern California pled guilty to operating a tax return preparation business that prepared over 11,000 tax returns, demanding refunds totaling over $38 million from the IRS beginning in 2013. Salvador Gonzalez, owner of Grace’s Lighthouse...
IRS Warns of Scams Targeting Older Adults
Among the different scams individuals potentially face, a new scam is emerging where fraudsters pose as IRS or other government agents to defraud older adults. They use fear and intimidation tactics to convince older adults that they owe taxes or are due a refund....
