Scam awareness tips; interest rates; emergency preparedness
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e-News for Small Business May 20, 2025
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Issue Number: 2025-10
Inside This Issue
* Businesses: Beware of tax scams year-round [ #First ]
* Always include financial records in emergency preparedness plans [ #Second ]
* 2025 interest rates remain the same for the third quarter [ #Third ]
* Other tax news [ #Fourth ]
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* Businesses: Beware of tax scams year-round*
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The IRS advises small businesses and taxpayers to stay vigilant against scams and fraud year-round [ [link removed] ].
Here are some ways businesses can protect themselves and client data:
* Protect your Employer Identification Number.
* Stay vigilant during disaster season. Scammers may impersonate IRS employees claiming to offer help when filing casualty loss claims.
* Use anti-malware/anti-virus software with automatic updates and strong passwords with multi-factor authentication.
* Watch out for fake requests for W-2s.
Visit the Tax Scams page of IRS.gov [ [link removed] ] and follow @IRStaxsecurity on X or any official IRS social media account [ [link removed] ] for scam awareness information.
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* Always include financial records in emergency preparedness plans*
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Businesses should make sure emergency preparedness plans include vital records and financial information [ [link removed] ].
Here are some things everyone can do to protect financial records:
* Update emergency preparedness plan annually
* Create electronic copies of documents
* Document valuables
* Review tax relief for disaster situations
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* 2025 interest rates remain the same for the third quarter*
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The IRS announced that interest rates [ [link removed] ] will remain the same for the calendar quarter beginning *July 1, 2025*.
For corporations, the underpayment rate is the federal short-term rate plus 3 percentage points. The overpayment rate is the federal short-term rate plus 2 percentage points.
These interest rates are computed from the federal short-term rate determined during *April 2025*. For details see Revenue Ruling 2025-11 [ [link removed] ].
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* Other tax news*
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These topics may be of interest to small businesses, their employees and community partners:
* IRS announces call for grant applications for Tax Counseling for the Elderly and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance programs [ [link removed] ]
* IRS opens application period for Low Income Taxpayer Clinic grants May 15 [ [link removed] ]
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