BEWARE OF FAKE IRS NOTICES

There are several types of IRS scams that have been going around for some time. The typical IRS scam involves a phone call to a taxpayer saying that they must pay a tax liability or they will be arrested immediately. There is another variation to this scam now.

The Internal Revenue Service and its Security Summit partners are warning taxpayers and tax professionals of fake IRS tax bills related to the Affordable Care Act.

The IRS has received numerous reports of scammers sending a fraudulent version of a notice- labeled CP2000 – for tax year 2015. The issue has been reported to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration for investigation. Read the entire article at https://www.irs.gov/uac/beware-of-fake-irs-tax-bill-notices.