Beware of IRS imposters. An IRS agent will not call, text, email, or contact you on social media out of the blue.

It’s tax season, and scammers know this is an excellent time of year to strike. Swindlers will pose as tax preparers and IRS agents to steal your refund and identity.

The six-digit number is known only by the taxpayer and the IRS and keeps thieves from filing a return using that person’s Social Security number or individual taxpayer identification number.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has rolled out a temporary ... to specify their preferred accounting method, such as Specific Identification (Spec ID) or Highest-In, First-Out (HIFO); otherwise ...