qbteachmt
Level 15

Oh, for laughs, subscribe to CFPB and FTC e-newsletter; they keep sending me notices about the covid-19 fraudsters 🙂

Coronavirus Checks: Flattening the Scam Curve
This blog from the FTC highlights the new ways scammers are using the economic impact payments to trick people.

 

FTC Sends 21 Letters Warning Marketers to Stop Making Unsupported Claims That Their Products and The...

Supposed therapies range from stem cell infusions to acupuncture and ozone treatmen

 

This just arrived from the IRS:

e-News for Small Business, Issue 2020-7 Go to IRS.gov/coronavirus for latest updates regarding Coronavirus tax relief

 

I am getting more of these a day than used to come in a week.

 

4.  COVID-19 Tax Tips series begins


To help taxpayers understand issues related to COVID-19, the IRS started a special series of Tax Tips focused on the Economic Impact Payments, tax scams and other emerging issues.

The Tax Tips are short, plain language descriptions of important tax provisions that are important to individuals, self-employed taxpayers and businesses. We hope you will help share this information with employees, family and friends, clients and members of their professional organizations.

People interested in receiving these via email can sign up on the IRS e-news subscription page and select Tax Tips.

 

 

It's all out there.

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