The Dirty Dozen represents the worst of the worst tax scams. Compiled annually, the Dirty Dozen lists a variety of common scams that taxpayers may encounter anytime but many of these schemes peak during filing season as people prepare their returns or hire someone to help with their taxes. Don’t fall prey. For a detailed description of each scam, please refer to the list below: IR-2023-65, Dirty Dozen: Watch out for schemes aimed at high-income filers; Charitable Remainder Annuity Trusts, monetized installment sales carry risk IR-2023-63, Dirty Dozen: Watch out for Offer in Compromise ‘mills’ where promoters claim their services are needed to settle IRS debts IR-2023-62, Dirty Dozen: IRS urges tax pros and other businesses to beware of spearphishing; offers tips to avoid dangerous common scams IR-2023-61, Dirty Dozen: Taking tax advice on social media can be bad news for taxpayers; schemes circulating involving tax forms IR-2023-59, Dirty Dozen: IRS warns individuals to stay clear of shady tax preparers; offers tips on carefully choosing tax professionals IR-2023-57, Dirty Dozen: IRS warns of scammers using fake charities to exploit taxpayers IR-2023-55, Dirty Dozen: Watch out for third-party promoters of false fuel tax credit claims IR-2023-54, Dirty Dozen: IRS warns of scammers offering “help” to set up an Online Account; creates identity theft risk for honest taxpayers IR-2023-51, Dirty Dozen: Watch out for scammers using email and text messages to try tricking people during tax season IR-2023-49, IRS opens 2023 Dirty Dozen with warning about Employee Retention Credit claims; increased scrutiny follows aggressive promoters making offers too good to be true Prior year information on the IRS Dirty Dozen: 2022 — IRS wraps up 2022 Dirty Dozen scams list: agency urges taxpayers to watch out for tax avoidance strategies 2021 — IRS announces Dirty Dozen tax scams for 2021 2020 — IRS unveils Dirty Dozen list of tax scams for 2020; Americans urged to be vigilant to these threats during the pandemic and its aftermath 2019 — IRS concludes Dirty Dozen list of tax scams for 2019: Agency encourages taxpayers to remain vigilant year-round 2018 — IRS wraps up Dirty Dozen list of tax scams for 2018; encourages taxpayers to remain vigilant 2017 — IRS Summarizes Dirty Dozen List of Tax Scams for 2017 2016 — IRS Wraps Up the Dirty Dozen List of Tax Scams for 2016 2015 — IRS Completes the Dirty Dozen Tax Scams for 2015 2014 — IRS Releases the Dirty Dozen Tax Scams for 2014 Dirty Dozen Transcript ASL
