US TAX AUTHORITY UNVEILS 2024 DIRTY DOZEN SCAMS

Bogus tax avoidance strategies, phishing and smishing scams as well as fake art donations and charities, all feature on the 2024 Dirty Dozen tax swindles listing (1) from the US Inland Revenue Service (IRS). Started in 2002, the annual listing sets out the 12 most common tax fraud schemes and scams seen by the IRS, which put taxpayers, businesses as well as accountants and other professionals at risk of losing money, personal information, data and more. While the Dirty Dozen is not a legal document or a formal listing of agency enforcement priorities, it is ...


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