As tax deadlines approached in March, a new wave of highly sophisticated IRS impersonation scams emerged. Fraudsters used AI to generate perfect replicas of tax forms and official correspondence, bypassing traditional “bad grammar” red flags. They targeted small businesses, claiming errors in their filings and demanding immediate payment through “government-verified” payment gateways that were actually offshore accounts. The sophistication of these documents has made it harder for even experienced accountants to spot the fraud.