With tax season coming, here are scams to be aware of

We don’t know who our readership actually reaches, so we’re going to cover this one.

As we know, Scammers will stop at nothing to get money or their wares on your device(s) if that’s their motive.

Social media ‘hacks’

Anyone can claim to be whomever they want on social media. This is the first heading in this article and I wouldn’t do anything on social media in regards to taxes unless I knew the person first. There are scams out there that the IRS is talking about where actors will tell you to falsely change data so you can get higher kickbacks in returns.

Phone phishing

I got two calls while reading this one, one on each phone. I didn’t take either call. One left a message and was legit. Its hard to tell what’s true now-a-day, and this section is no different. The section makes it very clear that the IRS will not contact you via phone unless it is a special circumstance.

Gift cards? Really?

This scam we’ve talked time and time again. I even don’t take payment in gift cards, although that would be kind of cool to do. Don’t think its legit to do that anyway, and most companies today don’t do that. Most may sell gift cards, but you need to buy either for yourself or someone else.

Preparer fraud

This one is something that I have no experience with. Suffice it to say, actors will tell you to sign a form that doesn’t have the preparer sign it either which is not how it works, according to the article. Be suspicious if you sign a form without their signature.

This form is no longer valid

Paypal and others will have people who receive more than $600 per year a certain form. This year is a transition period, says the IRS. This is because there’s confusion, so they’re rolling it back. But there may be trouble here too, so make sure you read this one.

The article is titled Warning: Don’t fall for these tax scams making the rounds and if you pay taxes, read this one.