IRS Dirty Dozen: The 2025 List of Scams and Schemes
Every year, the IRS releases its annual “Dirty Dozen” list, a roundup of the most common and dangerous tax scams targeting individuals and businesses. As we are in the thick of the 2025 tax season, it’s more important than ever to stay vigilant against evolving threats like identity theft, phishing schemes, and fraudulent tax preparers. Understanding these scams can help protect your personal information, avoid costly penalties, and ensure a smoother filing process.
The list for 2025 was published at the end of February and you can read the full list here: 2025 IRS Dirty Dozen
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Looking for more information? View previous lists here:
- 2024 — Dirty Dozen: Bogus tax avoidance strategies, schemes with an international element wrap up annual taxpayer awareness campaign
- 2023 — IRS wraps up 2023 Dirty Dozen list; reminds taxpayers and tax pros to be wary of scams and schemes, even after tax season
- 2022 — IRS wraps up 2022 Dirty Dozen scams list: agency urges taxpayers to watch out for tax avoidance strategies
- 2021 — IRS announces Dirty Dozen tax scams for 2021
- 2020 — IRS unveils Dirty Dozen list of tax scams for 2020; Americans urged to be vigilant to these threats during the pandemic and its aftermath
- 2019 — IRS concludes Dirty Dozen list of tax scams for 2019: Agency encourages taxpayers to remain vigilant year-round
- 2018 — IRS wraps up Dirty Dozen list of tax scams for 2018; encourages taxpayers to remain vigilant
- 2017 — IRS summarizes Dirty Dozen list of tax scams for 2017
- 2016 — IRS wraps up the Dirty Dozen list of tax scams for 2016
- 2015 — IRS completes the Dirty Dozen tax scams for 2015
- 2014 — IRS releases the Dirty Dozen tax scams for 2014