If you moved after filing your 2008 return and never gave the IRS your new address, some of that money could be yours. Claim it easily by phone or Internet.

If someone claiming to be a relative asks you to wire money for an emergency, be suspicious. Scammers have already bilked ‘grandparents’ for more than $3.5 million.

For most of us, offshore tax shelters offer a good way to get ripped off and get in trouble with the IRS. If you seek them out, beware.

Payroll taxes that companies ought to pay may be getting dumped on independent contractors, but the IRS is targeting improper employer/independent contractor classification for 2010.

The lowly W-4 form you sign when you take a job can be a powerful tax-planning tool that can put cash in your wallet now. Here’s how to make work it for you.

Evil geniuses aren’t to blame for most breaches of personal data. Usually, the information is all but handed out, thanks to carelessness or stupid decisions.