Tax Tip of the Month: The "Dirty Dozen" List of Tax Scams from the IRS for 2019

The Internal Revenue Service recently wrapped up issuing its annual " Dirty Dozen " list of tax scams. The IRS reminds taxpayers to remain vigilant to these often aggressive and evolving schemes throughout the year. This year's “Dirty Dozen” list highlights a wide variety of schemes that taxpayers may encounter at any time, although many may peak during tax-filing season. The schemes run the gamut from simple refund inflation scams to complex tax shelter deals. A common theme throughout all: Scams put taxpayers at risk. Educate yourself about the various scams by reading the full list here .

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Latest Firm News

Our firm has recently completed upgrading all our computer systems to Windows 10, allowing us to make sure we can run the latest version of software programs and keep our systems secure. In other news, Ben recently completed 18 hours of continuing education on new tax laws for 2019 in preparation for the upcoming tax season. Speaking of the upcoming tax season, we are preparing to send out the tax organizers to all current and former clients. Those will be sent out on December 30th, so keep an eye out for them after Christmas.

Featured Video: The IRS makes a "Dirty Dozen" video to go along with their list of tax scams that they put out every year. Click the link below to watch the video on YouTube.

Featured Resource: Full List of Tax Scams on the IRS Website

Unfortunately, there's a lot more scams targeting taxpayers than the dozen included in the video above. For the full list of known scams on the IRS website, click here .

Featured Customer: Three Roads Brewing Company

New name, same great beer--Third Street Brewing in Farmville has rebranded as Three Roads Brewing Company and opened another location in Lynchburg. It's great to see a business that started in Farmville succeed and spread to other communities. Check out their schedule of events here , and stop by to try some of their seasonal brews like the Three on The Tree Peach Tripel (made using 1000 pounds of fresh local peaches).