Employee Retention Credit Claims Added to IRS Tax Scam List

The IRS has added promoter claims involving Employee Retention Credits to its annual Dirty Dozen list of tax scams, the agency said Monday.

Schemes from promoters have appeared in both radio and internet ads and tout refunds that involve ERCs, IRS said. These third parties target taxpayers who may not be eligible for the ERC.

Tax pros have said the “onslaught” of ERC claims is making their jobs harder.

The Dirty Dozen campaign is a list of 12 scams that compromise taxpayers and the tax professional community by putting them at risk of losing money, personal information, and ...