IRS Warns of Scams Spreading on Social Media That Could Get ‘Well-Meaning Taxpayers in Trouble’

IRS Warns of Scams Spreading on Social Media That Could Get ‘Well-Meaning Taxpayers in Trouble’
The Internal Revenue Service building is seen in Washington, on Sept. 28, 2020. Erin Scott/Reuters
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
|Updated:
0:00

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a warning that inaccurate or misleading tax information is circulating on social media that lures otherwise honest taxpayers into “compromising tax situations” which can lead to legal problems.

As part of its “Dirty Dozen” series of warnings for taxpayers during tax-filing season, the IRS stated in a press release that the agency has seen several examples of bad tax advice spreading among social media users.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
twitter
Related Topics