Find out what the ... [+] most common tax scams are and how to protect yourself. © Karen Roach- Adobe StockThe Internal Revenue Service announced on July 16, 2020, its annual "Dirty Dozen" list of tax scams. Here are this year's "Dirty Dozen" tax scams, taken from the IRS press release:1. Senior fraudSenior citizens and their caregivers need to be on alert for tax scams targeting older Americans. They may also promise inflated refunds by claiming fake tax credits, including education credits, the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), and more.

Source: Forbes July 17, 2020 01:18 UTC