How Retailers Can Protect Themselves From Tax Scams

Annually, the IRS releases its Dirty Dozen list of tax scams to watch out for during tax season. Highlighted below are the top three scams from this year's list, as well as some recommendations on how retailers can avoid falling victim.

Phone Scams
Phone scams are a form of social engineering and have been around for some time now. The most common phone scam is the tech support scam. Scammers call, pretending to be from tech support saying they've found a virus on your computer or network and offer to remove it if you give them control over your computer. Once they have control, your computer and personal information are vulnerable.