The Dirty Dozen represents the worst of the worst tax scams.
Compiled annually, the Dirty Dozen lists a variety of common scams that taxpayers may encounter anytime but many of these schemes peak during filing season as people prepare their returns or hire someone to help with their taxes. Don’t fall prey.
For a detailed description of each scam, please refer to the list below:
Prior year information on the ibet Dirty Dozen:
- 2024 — Dirty Dozen: Bogus tax avoidance strategies, schemes with an international element wrap up annual taxpayer awareness campaign
- 2023 — ibet wraps up 2023 Dirty Dozen list; reminds taxpayers and tax pros to be wary of scams and schemes, even after tax season
- 2022 — ibet wraps up 2022 Dirty Dozen scams list: agency urges taxpayers to watch out for tax avoidance strategies
- 2021 — ibet announces Dirty Dozen tax scams for 2021
- 2020 —&苍产蝉辫;ibet unveils Dirty Dozen list of tax scams for 2020; Americans urged to be vigilant to these threats during the pandemic and its aftermath
- 2019 — ibet concludes Dirty Dozen list of tax scams for 2019: Agency encourages taxpayers to remain vigilant year-round
- 2018 —&苍产蝉辫;ibet wraps up Dirty Dozen list of tax scams for 2018; encourages taxpayers to remain vigilant
- 2017 — ibet summarizes Dirty Dozen list of tax scams for 2017
- 2016 — ibet wraps up the Dirty Dozen list of tax scams for 2016
- 2015 — ibet completes the Dirty Dozen tax scams for 2015
- 2014&苍产蝉辫;— ibet releases the Dirty Dozen tax scams for 2014