IRS Warns of Website Tax Scam
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If you are accessing the IRS’ e-Services online registration page, make sure you are on the IRS website and not an imposter site. The Internal Revenue Service recently issued a warning about a new tax scam involving a website that looks almost identical to the actual IRS e-Services page.
Keep in mind that the IRS will never initiate contact with taxpayers by email, text messages or social media to request personal or financial information. Also, remember that the IRS site is an official government website and ends in .gov. Avoid any website claiming to be the IRS and not ending in .gov.
To stay in the know about tax scams, visit www.irs.gov. If you receive a dubious email or encounter a website that claims to be the IRS, you should report the suspicious email or website to phishing@irs.gov.
Scott Berger, CPA, is a Entrepreneurial Services Principal at Kaufman Rossin, one of the Top 100 CPA and advisory firms in the U.S.
