IRS Warns of Fraudsters This Tax Season

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The Internal Revenue Service wants companies to be on the lookout for emails purporting to be from the tax collecting government agency. Attempts at phishing happen every year during tax season, but the sophistication of a very specific fake email that has the subject line “Security Awareness for Tax Professionals” is intended to add more chaos and confusion to many professionals lives—especially accountants. The goal of fraudelent emails is for you or your employees to give up your clients private information which can be sold on the black market or used for identity theft. This podcast gives the IRS’ guidance on how to be extra vigilant this year.