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Taxpayers Beware: IRS Impostor Emails

Recently there have been reports of phony emails with subject lines such as “Federal Tax payment rejected” or “Your IRS payment rejected.” These emails are not from the IRS. If you receive one of these emails do not reply, do not open any attachments, and do not click on any links within the email. 

As we reported in the June 2008 issue of Tax Highlights, the IRS does not send out unsolicited tax-related emails or request confidential information via email. If you receive one of these phony emails you can report it to the IRS by forwarding the email to phishing@irs.gov or calling the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration at 1-800-366-4484. 

Read the article “It's Finally Summer, Watch Out for Those ‘Phish’!” or the alert “Beware of EFTPS Email Scam” for more information on email scams that claim to be from the IRS.

If you are unsure whether or not to report an email as phishing, please contact Jennifer Perfect Toyloy at jtoyloy@BlackmanKallick.com or 312-980-3280 or your Blackman Kallick representative.

This publication is part of Blackman Kallick’s marketing of professional services, and is not written tax advice directed at the specific facts and circumstances of any person and/or entity. Contents of this publication are of a general nature, and you should not act on this information without obtaining professional advice from your business advisor that is appropriately tailored to your individual needs and circumstances. This written advice is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used by any taxpayer, for the purpose of avoiding penalties that may be imposed under the Internal Revenue Code.