The IRS is warning current tax filers should be concerned about tax preparers filing false returns for their clients. MORE ⬇️
PHOENIX — The tax filing deadline is about a month away. Meanwhile, Dan Zimmerman is still trying to get answers about a tax return from years ago.He sent another check, ended up with a $1,000 overpayment, and has been getting promises but no action from the IRS ever since.In 2021, only 11% of callers got through. It was just 13% in 2022.IRS Special Agent Brian Watson says about 85% of calls to the IRS are answered now.
Many of those calls are about refunds, but Watson says current filers should have another concern: cheating tax preparers.Watson says, by far, most preparers are doing things correctly but he is finding some preparers putting false information on returns, like a fake business. "The preparer will create a business, say photography, and that business will have a loss. That loss offsets W2 income so the overall income is reduced, which increases the refund," Watson says."When people get big refunds, they tell their friends and that gets people in the door so they can charge more," he says.
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