"It is important for Americans to be very aware during the tax season," Deutch said. "The IRS will never call or email you. You will receive notices via snail mail only. Americans should be conscience that scam artists are actively making calls and emails asking for private financial information. Do not provide it and contact your local authorities immediately."
Thousands of scam reports are being filed suggesting that someone has called or emailed requesting private financial information proclaiming that a select group of Americans can receive their tax rebate stimulus early. The IRS will never call or email taxpayers about these payments nor will it ask for financial information, states the IRS's official Web site. Additionally, scam emails and information about scam calls should be forwarded to phishing@irs.gov.
Americans can expect two informational snail mail notices to taxpayers advising them of the stimulus payments, which will begin distribution in May 2008.
Deutch launched the Roni Deutch Tax Center® in 2007 to offer consumers and business owners competent, professional tax return preparation. After helping tens of thousands of people save $5,000 to $4 million in IRS debt over the past 16 years through her California-based tax resolution law firm, Deutch is on a double-pronged mission – ironically, to eliminate the need for tax resolution by providing Americans with competent, professional tax return preparation, and to provide a recession-proof business opportunity for entrepreneurs seeking a piece of the booming tax preparation industry. According to the IRS, 134 million individual income tax returns were filed last year and 62 percent of Americans hired a tax professional to prepare their return. And the IRS is projecting an increase in returns filed to 146 million by the year 2014.
"Over the past 16 years I have seen the devastating effect and hardships that sloppy, unprofessional and inaccurate tax return preparation can have on people's lives," Deutch said. "I've helped people with their IRS tax problems, but now I want to prevent them from getting into trouble in the first place. Roni Deutch Tax Centers will help millions of people avoid costly mistakes they would otherwise have to spend years paying for. I'm calling it preventive medicine for tax liability."
