IRS Warns Taxpayers to Watch Out for Common Scams Ahead of Deadline

‘Scammers are relentless, and they use the guise of tax season to try tricking taxpayers into falling into a variety of traps,’ the IRS said.

A copy of an IRS 1040 tax form at an H&R Block office in Miami, Fla., on Dec. 22, 2017. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

The IRS this week warned about a range of tax-related scams targeting taxpayers, businesses, and tax preparers ahead of the April 15 tax filing deadline.

The IRS highlighted several categories of common scams that it continues to detect and alerted taxpayers that they should take extra caution against them.