How to Avoid Tax Scams during the Tax Season

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Similarly, you should check to ensure that your personal information is not easily accessible online and that you have updated your computers to the latest software capabilities. Especially during the next several months, you should be careful of where you post personal information as scammers can use this to gain access to your accounts.

Next, although scammers may do their best to convince you, the IRS will never simply call you. IRS employees will also not email you. Instead, they always send government-sealed paperwork which you can easily discern as official. Additionally, you should never click on fishy-links in emails that purport to be from the government as this is one of the primary ways in which scammers can gain access to your computer.

Finally, if you file your taxes early, you will get refunds quicker and have your paperwork processed swiftly. As a result, most scammers will not target you. With your tax refund in hand, it becomes nearly impossible for scammers to steal it.