A new task force aimed at combating scams aimed at taxpayers and tax systems has been formed by theInternal Revenue Service, state tax agencies and other members of the tax industry.
The plan is put in place new protections by the next filing season.
Called the Coalition Against Scam and Scheme Threats, the task force will work to expand outreach and education about emerging scams, develop new approaches to identify potentially fraudulent returns at the point of filing and create infrastructure improvements to protect taxpayers as well as federal, state and industry tax systems.
The IRS announcement noted increasing activities involving scams and schemes, including the Fuel Tax Credit, household employment taxes and the Sick and Family Leave Credit.
Bob Scott has provided information to the tax and accounting community since 1991, first as technology editor of Accounting Today, and from 1997 through 2009 as editor of its sister publication, Accounting Technology. He is known throughout the industry for his depth of knowledge and for his high journalistic standards. Scott has made frequent appearances as a speaker, moderator and panelist and events serving tax and accounting professionals. He has a strong background in computer journalism as an editor with two former trade publications, Computer+Software News and MIS Week and spent several years with weekly and daily newspapers in Morris County New Jersey prior to that. A graduate of Indiana University with a degree in journalism, Bob is a native of Madison, Ind
