<|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|>While cybersecurity should be a year-round concern for small business owners, income tax filing season can bring some particular risks, according to the IRS.
The agency says it has gotten an increase in reports of attempts to obtain employees' W-2 forms<wm>, along with direct access or through unofficial sources of their tax information while the form is not in hand.
As of January 28th, the IRS estimates that over nine thousand tax-related phishing scams have been completed in its investigation.
According to the IRS's Security and Compliance Risk Center, the estimated number of IRS scams has seen to be relatively small, with the actual losses estimated to be low. However, the IRS cautions that over this amount of work related to tax returns and that cyber threats are</wm> ongoing year-round. Although it's not typical to report on this aspect, it's best not to