With hurricane season underway (June 1 to Nov. 30), the IRS is reminding taxpayers that criminals and scammers often try to take advantage of the generosity of business owners and others who want to help victims of major disasters.

Fraudulent schemes normally start with unsolicited contact by telephone, social media, email or in person:

Some impersonate charities to get money or private information.
Fake websites use names similar to legitimate charities to trick people to send money or provide personal financial information.
Others operate bogus charities and solicit money or financial information by telephone or email.

For additional information, see the June 7, 2018, IRS news release: With hurricane season underway, IRS warns of scams related to natural disasters.

2. Get tax help any time of the year

The IRS has several resources available year-round:

IRS.gov. Click “Help” at the top of the home page to access several online tools including the Interactive Tax Assistant to ask tax-related questions, and ‘Where’s My Refund?’ to check on refunds.
YouTube. Watch dozens of YouTube videos on a variety of tax-related topics. Available in English, Spanish or American Sign Language. Also listen to IRS podcasts, recorded in both English and Spanish.
Twitter. Get tax-related announcements and tips from @IRSnews.

Thank you for subscribing to this IRS e-mail service.

This message was distributed automatically from the mailing list e-News For Small Business. Please Do Not Reply To This Message.

Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com.

This service is provided to you at no charge by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).