Mississippi

Tax Scams

Client Legal Education Materials

• Don't Pay to Borrow Your Own Money!

  The risks and cost of tax refund anticipation loans, marketed as "Quick Cash" and "Instant Refunds." Content Detail

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  National Consumer Law Center

• Frivolous Tax Arguments

  IRS lists frivolous positions that taxpayers have recently been taking on their returns. Content Detail

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  Internal Revenue Service

• Suspicious e-Mails and Identity Theft

  Fraudulent use of the IRS name or logo by scamsters in order to steal taxpayer's identity and assets. Content Detail

• Video- Dirty Dozen Tax Schemes

  A list of common tax scams and schemes identified by the IRS. Content Detail

• Video- Get Your Tax Rebate: Beware of Rebate Scams

  The only way you can get a 2008 economic stimulus payment (tax rebate) is by filing a tax return, not by giving your personal information to a scammer by phone or e-mail. Content Detail

• Video- Phishing-Malware

  Information about putting yourself at risk by clicking on links or opening attachments from scam emails. Content Detail