Tax Filing Season Main Scams se Kaise Bachen?

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udChalo
Published in
3 min readApr 23, 2024

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Sarkar tax filing ke liye limited time deti hai, jiski wajah se jaldibaazi aur tension ka mahaul bana rehta hai. Yeh fraudsters ke liye bhi ek sahi samay hota hai, jo tax season ki afra-tafri ka faayda uthane ki koshish karte hain.

Is article mein, hum fauji family ke saath hone wale tax scams ke baare mein baat karenge aur practical advice denge jisse ki aap aapna tax filing confidently kar sakte hai.

Common Tax Scams

Phishing Attempts

  1. Dhyan Dene Wale Baatein:
  • Tax season ke dauraan, phishing scams sabse aage hote hain. Scammers tax officials ban kar emails ya phone calls ke zariye aapko approach karte hain, aapke tax filing mein samasya hone ka dawa karte hain ya pending tax due bol kar turant payment maangte hain. In calls ya e-mails mein aksar urgent language hoti hai jo ghabrahat aur jaldi paida karti hai.

2. Surakshit Rehne ke Tarike:

  • Kabhi bhi phone ya email ke zariye personal information ya bank details share na karein.
  • Sender ke email address ko verify karein — official communications ek legitimate domain se aayegi. Domain email address main @ ke baad aane wala part hota hai. (E.g. jaise Faujibeats ka legitimate domain id hai @faujibeats.com na ki @faujbeats.com)
  • Agar aapko fraud ka shak ho to tax authority se sidhe unki official website se liye gaye information ka istemal karke sampark karein.

Fraudulent Tax Preparers

  1. Dhyan Dene Wale Baatein:
  • Kuch tax preparers unusually high refunds ka wada kar sakte hain ya clients ko attract karne ke liye suspiciously low fees charge kar sakte hain. Woh aapki information ka galat istemal kar sakte hain, jaise false claims file karna ya aapka refund churana.

2. Surakshit Rehne ke Tarike:

  • Hamesha tax preparer ki credentials check karein. Qualified professionals jo acche reviews aur verifiable references ke saath hote hain, unhe hi dekhein.
  • Un tax file karne walo se bachein jo apni fee aapke refund ke percentage ke aadhar par tay karte hain.

Identity Theft

  1. Dhyan Dene Wale Baatein:
  • Identity theft vishesh roop se nuksan pahuncha sakti hai. Scammers aapki personal details ka istemal karke aapke naam se taxes file kar sakte hain, aapka refund churana ya future mein aapke liye legal problems create karna.

2. Surakshit Rehne ke Tarike:

  • Personal information jaise aapka Aadhar card, OTP, aur bank details ko secure rakhein.
  • Zaroorat se zyada documents jo sensitive information contain karte hain unhe shred karein.
  • Apne credit report ko regularly monitor karein kisi bhi suspicious activities ke liye.

Ustad ka Sujhav:

Jab aap tax filing ka process shuru karte ho, toh yaad rakhna ki sahi jaankari aur alert rehna scam se bachne ka sabse achha tareeka hai. Smart bano, advance mein research karo aur apni personal information ko safe rakho, taaki scammers ki tricks ko nakam kar sako. Tax filing ka kaam bhi seedhe tareeke se aur imaandari se karne ki zimmedari tumhari hai. Tax bachane ke liye kabhi bhi galat raste pe mat jao, hamesha alert raho, aur samajhdaar bano.

Yaad rakhein, best defense ek accha offense hai.

Jai Hind!

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