PHOENIX - - More than 719,000 taxpayers received plain-language Tax Tips directly to their email inbox during this past tax filing season and got the information they needed to help them file their taxes.

Because taxes are year-round for many taxpayers, and many taxable situations arise during the summer months, the Internal Revenue Service offers a Summertime Tax Tip program that begins July 3. The IRS is encouraging taxpayers to sign up now for this email service to help them get a jump-start on their taxes and learn about the tax implications of events that often occur during the summer months.

The Summertime Tax Tip series, which offers helpful consumer tips written in plain language, covers a wide range of important subjects.

Some of the 2017 Summertime Tax Tip topics include:

• Tax scams don't take vacations; what's out there now
• Teens and summer jobs
• Vacation home rentals G