Tax scams and consumer alerts
Debt collection scam letters
Learn how to tell the difference between a debt collection scam letter and legitimate letters you might receive from the Tax Department or collection agency. Review the samples below.
- Recognize red flags: Sample scam letter
- What Tax Department correspondence looks like: Sample department letter
- What legitimate debt collectors do: Sample collection letter
Client data protections for tax professionals
As you change business practices in response to COVID-19—particularly if you’re working from home—it’s critical that you take the time to review your data security practices.
Learn how you can protect your clients’ data—and your own—from security breaches.
- Part 1 of Security Summit tips for tax professionals: Working Virtually: Protect tax data at home and at work with the "Security Six"
- Part 2 of Security Summit tips for tax professionals: Working Virtually: Use multi-factor authentication to protect accounts
- Part 3 of Security Summit tips for tax professionals: Working Virtually: Use a virtual private network to secure remote locations
- Part 4 of Security Summit tips for tax professionals: Working Virtually: Avoid phishing scams
- Part 5 of Security Summit tips for tax professionals: Working Virtually: Make a plan for protecting data and reporting theft
Resources
- IRS at Tax scams/consumer alert
- Email policy
- Report fraud, scams, and identity theft
- IRS at Identity protection: prevention, detection, and victim assistance
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