Page 17 - Avoid False Claims

THE IRS REM INDS TAXPAYERS

TO KEEP THESE IM PORTANT

POINTS IN M IND

- Social media can connect people and information from

all over the globe. Unfortunately, sometimes people

provide bad tax advice that can lure good taxpayers into

trouble.

- The IRS warns taxpayers to be wary of trusting internet

advice, whether it?s a fraudulent tactic promoted by

scammers or a deliberately false tax-related scheme

trending across popular social media platforms.

- The IRS is aware of various filing season hasht ags and

social media t opics relat ed t o t his fraudulent

informat ion. These generally involve people t rying t o

use legit imat e t ax forms for t he wrong reason.

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