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The worst five states in this ranking had an average of more than 32 million tax preparer scams in 2023. The worst 15 states had more than 426 million cumulative reports.

Scroll through to see which states were in the top 15 for most tax preparer scams and how they fared. 

Source: IPX 1031

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