Released: March 01, 2007

Avoid dirty dozen tax scams

Source: Michelle Singletary, Washington Post (Free Registration)

Every year the Internal Revenue Service announces the top 12 tax scams. This tax season, topping the latest Dirty Dozen are fraudulent schemes connected with the one-time telephone excise tax refund available to most taxpayers.

The excise tax refund is available only on your 2006 federal income tax return and is intended to refund the tax collected on long distance telephone service. It’s available for anyone who paid such taxes on a land line, fax, computer or cellphone for the period following Feb. 28, 2003, and before Aug. 1, 2006.

To make it easier for taxpayers, the IRS set a standard refund amount ranging from $30 to $60, based on the number of exemptions claimed on your return.

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