Taxpayers ‘Tricked’ Into Filing for Ineligible Credits, IRS Warns

Social media-fueled scams offer ’too good to be true' ways to avoid paying taxes, the agency says.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington on Jan. 4, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) alerted taxpayers about a series of scams and misleading advice on social media that have led to thousands of people filing for unqualified credits and bigger tax refunds.

The scams are centered on three legitimate tax provisions—Fuel Tax Credit, the Sick and Family Leave Credit, and household employment taxes, the IRS said in a May 14 press release.