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17-Jan-2019

Fake Tax Transcripts

Another day, another scam.  Hopefully by now you know the rule: the IRS communicates by snail mail only, and if..

18-Sep-2018

Does your computer have a virus?

No, your computer doesn’t have a virus.  At least not the one that flashing popup is making you worry about...

07-Aug-2018

Summer Scams

It’s scam defense time again, and real quick, what’s the rule for emails and calls from the IRS? The IRS..

03-Jul-2018

The W-8BEN Scam

Yup, there’s another scam going around.  If you’ve gotten an actual, physical letter that looks like it’s from the IRS..

29-May-2018

Avoid Phishing By Knowing This

Phishing topped the IRS created list of potential tax scams this year, meaning that both taxpayers and preparers like us..

19-Dec-2017

Watch Out For Charity Scams

There are more and more charity scams these days, especially with the many disasters and shootings.  It’s hard to protect..

23-Nov-2017

Tax Preparers and Hacking

All of our clients should know that there are specific kinds of hackers/bad guys that target tax preparers and our..

16-Mar-2017

Tax Scam Alerts!

This is the time of year that we all need to be especially careful of being scammed.  Tardy & Co.,..

14-Feb-2017

You Are Not Alone (in being scammed)

Scams are just terrible. If you’ve lost money to a scam, you’re not only out the money that the scam..

03-Jan-2017

SIM Swapping & Cellphones

Stealing your identity by taking over your cell phone accounts is happening more often these days. It’s often called a..