

Scammers Target Students & Their Parents
The IRS is issuing another warning about scammers targeting students and their parents during this back to school season. This scam is continuing to be a big problem. IRS impersonators are calling students or parents and demanding that they pay the fake Federal Student Tax or other non-existent taxes. They demand to have money wired to them immediately. If the taxpayer doesn’t agree, the scammer becomes aggressive and threatens to report them to the police to be arrested. Par


Tax Tip Tuesday: Proposed Revised User Fees Schedule
The IRS is proposing a revised schedule of user fees that would take effect on January 1, 2017 and apply to any taxpayer who enters into an installment agreement. This proposal affects the law that says federal agencies are required to charge a user fee to recover the cost of providing certain services to the public that grant a special benefit to the recipient. Current fees can be up to $120, but the revised installment agreement fees would go up to a top rate of $225 for so


Tax Tip Tuesday: Robo-Call Tax Scams on the Rise
IRS impersonation scams are on the rise. They can take many forms, but recently there has been a surge in robo-call phone scams. The IRS warns that scammers are using robo-calls (automated phone calls) and are demanding tax payments on iTunes or other gift cards. The scammers leave urgent callback requests and demand that the taxpayer pay their tax bill. They claim that this is the last warning before legal action will be taken. If the taxpayer calls them back, the scammers t