Today the IRS issued its 2010 “dirty dozen” list of tax scams. The “dozen” common schemes the IRS urges taxpayers to be wary of are:
1. Return Preparer Fraud
2. Hiding Income Offshore
3. Phishing
4. Filing False or Misleading Forms
5. Nontaxable Social Security Benefits with Exaggerated Withholding Credit
6. Abuse of Charitable Organizations and Deductions
7. Frivolous Arguments
8. Abusive Retirement Plans
9. Disguised Corporate Ownership
10. Zero Wages
11. Misuse of Trusts
12. Fuel Tax Credit Scams
For more information regarding the “2010 Dirty Dozen” visit the IRS release at the link below and watch the IRS video clip in this post.