The 2026 tax filing season—for 2025 returns—begins on Jan. 26, which means scammers are ramping up efforts to steal taxpayers' information and money.

The FTC is warning taxpayers to keep an eye out for phishing and smishing scams aimed at stealing tax refunds and personal ...

IRS impersonation scams: Fake IRS agents can call taxpayers, saying they owe back taxes and ask for those payments via a wire ...

This IRS text message scam keeps fooling people - 3 ways security experts avoid it ...

News 19's Ellie Byrd sat down with Karen Reeves, the President and CEO of the Better Business Bureau of North Alabama, to learn about a few of the most common tax scams in the U.S., and how to watch ...

Tuesday, April 15 is the 2025 tax deadline, and scammers are looking for new targets by posing as reputable services that can help people through the process. One of the most popular of these is ...

As we get closer to Tax Day, scammers are finding new ways to steal your hard-earned money.

Tax scammers are gearing up to trick folks out of more than just their refunds. 2 News Oklahoma's Cathy Tatom listens to and ...

When it comes to taking tax advice, you might want to ignore what you see on social media, the Internal Revenue Service warns, since much of the so-called advice from “tax experts” is a scam that can ...

An Anchorage man trying to set up a payment plan with the IRS sent hundreds of dollars to scammers — week after week — before realizing no work was being done. Tax professionals say his story is ...

January scams surge as criminals exploit updated personal data from brokers, targeting consumers with fake account verification and tax notices during peak financial season.