Is The IRS Targeting Tax Cheats On Twitter?

Did you file your taxes yet or are you waiting till the last minute like the other half of the United States? Either way, make sure you don’t talk smack about it on Twitter.

Due to more permissive laws around social media monitoring, the IRS may be targeting tax cheats on Twitter – and you don’t want to put yourself in their sights!

According to FOX News, there are reports that the IRS may be checking into individual Facebook and Twitter accounts for improprieties.

And although the agency reportedly says that it will only conduct such monitoring if a tax form raises a red flag, it is unclear where that line is drawn and to what extent they’ll be able to snoop around in your social media accounts.

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