Jan 2, 2024 · You can authorize someone to represent you before the IRS or inspect and/or receive confidential tax information. You may be eligible for free help from the Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS). See if you qualify for help from a Low Income Taxpayer Clinic. You can request a copy of your notice or letter in Braille or large print.

If you get a plain envelope or something suspicious-looking, it’s probably a fake IRS letter. You can educate yourself on the latest pervasive tax scams with the annual Dirty Dozen report from the IRS.

Sep 20, 2024 · IRS Letter LT38 is the 2024 Reminder of Notice Resumption that the IRS’s Automated Collections System is currently sending out to remind taxpayers that: The IRS hasn’t forgotten about them. They still have a balance due with the IRS.

Nov 7, 2022 · Think you might've been targeted in a fake IRS letter scam? Consider filing a report with the Treasury Inspector General if you're dealing with an impersonation issue or the Federal Trade...

Mar 7, 2024 · Here’s how you can spot a fake IRS letter. An IRS envelope will include the IRS logo, and the letter will have your partial tax ID number and either a notice number (CP) or letter number (LTR)...

Jul 24, 2023 · Taxpayers targeted by postal scams often struggle to determine if a letter from the IRS is real. We’ll show you how to identify genuine IRS letters.

IR-2025-26, Feb. 27, 2025. WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today announced its annual Dirty Dozen list of tax scams for 2025 with a warning for taxpayers, businesses and tax professionals to watch out for common schemes that threaten their tax and financial information.. Ranging from email schemes to misleading tax credits, many of the Dirty Dozen items peak during filing season as ...

March 24, 2025. The IRS Dirty Dozen list of tax scams for 2025 comes with a warning to watch for common schemes that threaten your tax and financial information.. This year’s list includes email schemes, misleading tax credits, bad social media advice, fake charities and the overstated withholding scam, just to name a few.

Jun 12, 2024 · If you receive mail from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), you should evaluate the letter’s legitimacy. Identifying fake letters can prevent issues such as tax refund schemes. Learn the common signs of fraud to protect your sensitive …

Aug 2, 2019 · Here are some easy identifiers to find out if the mail is real. Real IRS letters have a notice number or letter number on either the top or bottom right-hand corner of the letter. If you...