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Businesses: Beware of tax scams year-round

May 25, 2025 by Ed Babitzke 0 Comments , ,

The IRS advises small businesses and taxpayers to stay vigilant against scams and fraud year-round.

Here are some ways businesses can protect themselves and client data:

  • Protect your Employer Identification Number.
  • Stay vigilant during disaster season. Scammers may impersonate IRS employees claiming to offer help when filing casualty loss claims.
  • Use anti-malware/anti-virus software with automatic updates and strong passwords with multi-factor authentication.
  • Watch out for fake requests for W-2s.

Visit the Tax Scams page of IRS.gov and follow @IRStaxsecurity on X or any official IRS social media account for scam awareness information.

If you owe the IRS $10,000 or more and want to get started complete the questionnaire or schedule some time to talk. We have a monitoring service to help you stay vigilant against scams

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Changes to IRS mail boxes

Aug 21, 2021 by Ed Babitzke 0 Comments

Received an update from the IRS.

The IRS is closing several individual payment P.O. boxes (or lockbox addresses) in the San Francisco, Calif., and Hartford, Conn., areas beginning Jan. 1, 2022. Payments mailed to these closed payment locations after Jan. 1 will be returned to sender. To help ensure timely receipt, encourage your clients to avoid mailing to these closing addresses. Check Where to File on IRS.gov for active addresses before mailing payments. If you or your client receive an IRS payment letter, send payment to the address found in the letter. The IRS also encourages taxpayers to use IRS Direct Pay. It’s a fast, secure and easy way to pay a tax bill or estimated tax payment directly from a checking or savings account. Users receive instant confirmation that their payment has been made. For more information, see Publication 3891, Lockbox Addresses for 2021.

If you need assistance dealing with the IRS call me 712-274-3469.

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Taxpayer Advocate Report

Jul 1, 2021 by Ed Babitzke 0 Comments

The Taxpayer Advocate Office (TAO) is required to present reports to Congress on the state of taxpayer interactions with the IRS. Included in these reports is what the IRS got right and what they didn’t based on TAO criteria.

Here is a report that has some interesting information. I still think it is amazing that the IRS gets done what they do with very little resource updates.

Read the report here: IR-2021-139, June 30, 2021

If you are having problems with the IRS contact me at 712-274-3469 or info@babitzkeea.com