National Tax Security Awareness Week 2025

“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” — Benjamin Franklin

This week is the IRS’ 10th Annual National Tax Security Awareness Week, where they emphasise the importance of protecting sensitive financial information from identity theft and tax scams, especially as the Christmas holiday and 2026 tax season approach. They are offering educational materials and resources available 24/7 on IRS.gov to help taxpayers and tax professionals safeguard personal and financial data.

In addition, they advise folks to watch out for bad tax advice on social media. They warn that social media can mislead you about tax credit or refund eligibility. Mal-informed bad actors and “influencers” may encourage you to falsify forms or put you in touch with scammers. They may even claim the IRS is keeping a tax credit secret from you. Indeed…