Morris Armstrong, EA LLC

04/25/2025

We all get those emails which are phishing - and we usually delete them. However, the IRS does want to see them, icluding the header so cut and paste does not work.
I sent an email and within a few minutes received an acknowledgement. We all need to do our part and be an active participant, not just spectators.

[email protected]
4:30 PM (13 minutes ago)
to me

This is an automatic reply from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Online Fraud Detection and Prevention (OFDP) team.

The IRS values your report, and encourages individuals to report scams referencing the IRS, the U.S. Treasury Department, and/or tax-related scams, so that we can report these incidents and potentially limit the number of possible victims.

Please use [email protected] to report scams that involve IRS, U.S. Treasury Department, and/or are tax-related. Additional information on reporting scams is available here, please see https://www.irs.gov/privacy-disclosure/report-phishing.

Please DO NOT email:
- tax-related questions
- your personal or financial information
- tax documents or forms for verification
- requests to verify IRS employees

Please call 800-829-1040 if you have tax-related questions or visit IRS.gov for more information.

Additional reporting information

Emails:
If you are reporting an email that you received, please provide the full email headers. Please see https://www.irs.gov/privacy-disclosure/how-to-forward-the-header-of-a-phishing-email. If the full email headers cannot be provided, please forward the email.

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01/18/2025

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01/18/2025

Today I had an email and it literally said "Jane Doe has sent you a file" and the body read " Here are the tax documents you requested." While I may have been born at night, it was not LAST night and I knew it was a phishing attempt and deleted the email. Unfortunately, there were about 8 more emails which though more sophisticated, were also phishing.

Folks, that is among the many reasons that tax pros do not accept documents via email and invest in a secure portal. My protection and yours!

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12/01/2024

Gratitude is what I feel now. I recently sent out a simple Thanksgiving greeting and was overwhelmed by the number of responses thanking me for taking care of them. It made my year - it is what I strive for. Honest, caring, professional service and advice.

11/17/2024

As a boomer I was glad to share some advice. It is never too late to get on the correct path!

It's never too late to make changes.

10/05/2024

Unless you have nothing better to do !

09/29/2024

Don't be a puppet and lie to the IRS. Honesty is the best policy. Never deal with a firm that asks you to be less than honest!

07/31/2024

❤️ Taxes: A Love Story?

Ever heard of the bachelor tax? Long ago in ancient Rome, Emperor Augustus introduced a tax for unmarried men over a certain age and childless couples. If you were single and not ready to mingle, you had to pay up!


This quirky law was meant to nudge bachelors into starting families. Augustus believed that more marriages would lead to more babies, and more babies meant a stronger Rome.


Augustus wasn’t alone in this idea. Similar taxes popped up in other places too: 13th-century France, 15th-century Ottoman Empire,17th-century England, and even more in recent history. Some US states even tried it in the early 20th century!

These taxes might sound odd today, but they show how governments have always been creative in their attempts to shape society.

07/21/2024

Worried about owing back taxes and having your passport revoked? It is not that easy a process and can be avoided. I hope my contribution was useful. Thanks Travel and Leisure!

Can your passport be revoked if you don't pay taxes? We spoke to accountants to understand what happens to your passport if you don't pay taxes.

04/30/2024

What is all in one for a mortgage?

The CFPB issued a new report that suggests consumers tend to pay more for products that have more complex pricing structures.