Scam safety tip: Follow IRS verified social media accounts and subscribe to e-news services Tax Tip 2024-64, July 30, 2024 — Following inaccurate tax advice from social media influencers can have bad consequences. Taxpayers can protect themselves from misinformation and scams by following the IRS verified social media accounts and e-news services. Beware of scammers posing as the IRS Tax Tip 2024-63, July 29, 2024 — Identity thieves may try to contact taxpayers through fraudulent calls, emails, texts and social media messages pretending to be the IRS. Here’s how taxpayers know when it’s the IRS that contacts them. Energy efficient home improvements could help people reduce energy bills and taxes Tax Tip 2024-62, July 1, 2024 — Homeowners who make improvements like replacing old doors and windows, installing solar panels or upgrading a hot water heater may qualify for home energy tax credits. Tax tip archive IRS tax tips from January 2011 forward.