Is kochcc.certifytax.com a scam?

Our automated security review found no threat indicators on kochcc.certifytax.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.

Is kochcc.certifytax.com safe to use?

kochcc.certifytax.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 88/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.

Does kochcc.certifytax.com have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes. kochcc.certifytax.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · R13, expiring in 36 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.

Is kochcc.certifytax.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No. kochcc.certifytax.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.

Where is kochcc.certifytax.com hosted?

kochcc.certifytax.com resolves to an IP operated by Microsoft Limited in US (usage type: Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad, but unusual geography for a brand's claimed country is one of many signals we weigh.

How often is the kochcc.certifytax.com report updated?

We cache results for 24 hours. Signed-in MalwareTips members can trigger a manual rescan at any time using the "Rescan" button on the report page, which re-runs every check from scratch and refreshes this page.

SAFE

No threats detected

All checks passed. This site appears legitimate — but always stay alert for phishing even on trusted domains.

Security Review

Is kochcc.certifytax.com legit or a scam?

Name: Is kochcc.certifytax.com legit or a scam?
Item: kochcc.certifytax.com
Rating: 5
Author: MalwareTips

Our verdict:Safe· 88/100

SafeSuspiciousDangerous

Legitimate tax-compliance portal subdomain for Koch Industries, operated by CERTifyTax LLC (founded 2015, White Plains NY).

Why we trust it

Legitimate business registered in New York, founded 2015, active status confirmed.Subdomain follows known customer-portal naming pattern used by major corporations (Trane, Spectrum, DIRECTV, Koch).Endorsed by Thomson Reuters and Wolters Kluwer, major tax-software publishers.

kochcc.certifytax.comScanned 1h ago

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Trust score

SAFE

Heuristics 87·MT 88

Category tags

business softwaretax & compliance95% MT confidence

Positive signals (3)

Not on major blacklists Encrypted connection Clean server reputation

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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence

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Data unavailable

Domain Age

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Registration date unknown

MT Intelligence

Safe

Low likelihood · 95% confidence

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence

MT Security Analyst

Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust88/100

MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection

Confidence

The domain kochcc.certifytax.com is a customer portal subdomain of certifytax.com, a real business founded in 2015 and headquartered in White Plains, New York. CERTifyTax is a specialized exemption certificate management platform developed by tax attorneys and accountants at Grant McCarthy Group, LLC. The subdomain naming pattern (kochcc.certifytax.com) matches the company's standard practice for large client portals—other known examples include trane.certifytax.com, spectrum.certifytax.com, and directv.certifytax.com. Our research found no scam reports, complaints, or fraud mentions; instead, the platform is referenced positively by major tax-software publishers including Thomson Reuters and Wolters Kluwer. The SSL certificate is valid, the hosting IP has zero abuse reports, and the page displays a standard corporate login interface with appropriate security disclaimers. All signals point to a legitimate B2B tax-compliance tool.

Full dossier

Analysis complete

Page Content

The page displays a standard corporate login form titled 'CERTifyTax - Sign In' with email and password fields, a password-recovery link, and a security notice stating the system is for authorized users only and activity is logged. No contact information, social links, or external references appear on the page—typical for a restricted customer portal.

Infrastructure

Hosting IP 48.195.171.74 has a clean abuse score of 0/100 with zero reported incidents. SSL certificate is valid (Let's Encrypt R13) with 36 days remaining. No redirects, homoglyphs, or internationalized domain names detected. The subdomain structure (kochcc.certifytax.com) is consistent with the parent domain's multi-tenant customer portal architecture.

Domain History

kochcc.certifytax.com is a subdomain of certifytax.com, which is operated by GMG CERTifyTax, LLC, a company founded in 2015 and based in White Plains, New York. The parent domain is not indexed in global traffic rankings, which is expected for a B2B SaaS platform with restricted access. WHOIS data was unavailable, but business registration confirms the company is active and legitimate.

Web Reputation

Our research found zero scam reports, complaints, or fraud mentions. The platform is endorsed by major tax-software publishers: Thomson Reuters references CERTifyTax in their blog on tax-exemption automation, and Wolters Kluwer describes it as the 'premier Exemption Certificate Management system.' LinkedIn company profile confirms the platform was developed by tax attorneys and accountants. Major corporations including Koch Industries, Trane, Spectrum, and DIRECTV use the platform for exemption certificate submission.

Positive Signals

Legitimate business registered in New York, founded 2015, active status confirmed.
Subdomain follows known customer-portal naming pattern used by major corporations (Trane, Spectrum, DIRECTV, Koch).
Endorsed by Thomson Reuters and Wolters Kluwer, major tax-software publishers.
Valid SSL certificate issued by Let's Encrypt with no expiry concerns.
Hosting IP has zero abuse reports and clean reputation score.

AI Recommendation

This is a safe, legitimate business portal. If you are a Koch Industries employee or authorized user, you can proceed with login. If you received a link to this page unexpectedly, verify it came from your company's IT department or official CERTifyTax communications.

Next-gen fraud intelligence

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kochcc.certifytax.com

Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site.

Web Research Findings

Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for kochcc.certifytax.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Business registration

Active · United States

Site traces back to an actively registered business.

Clone check

Not a clone

No well-known site's layout or branding detected here.

Typosquat check

No look-alike match

The domain doesn't resemble any well-known brand's spelling.

Web mentions

3 positive

Key findings

7 headline facts from open-web research

kochcc.certifytax.com is a subdomain of certifytax.com, a legitimate sales tax exemption certificate management platform.
CERTifyTax (GMG CERTifyTax, LLC) provides automated software for collecting, validating, and managing sales tax exemption certificates to reduce audit risk.
Company founded in 2015, based in White Plains, New York; developed by tax attorneys and accountants of Grant McCarthy Group, LLC.
Partners/integrations referenced with Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE, Wolters Kluwer, and used by major companies (Trane, Spectrum, DIRECTV, Koch).
No scam reports, complaints, fraud mentions, or negative reviews found in web searches for the domain or main site.
Customer portals follow pattern *.certifytax.com/custportal*.aspx for tax-exempt document submission.
Koch (Koch Industries) uses email format @kochcc.com; kochcc.certifytax.com aligns with their tax department submitting exemption certificates.

Positive reviews (3)

Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.

LinkedInopen
"CERTifyTax is a highly specialized exemption certificate management solution developed by the tax attorneys and accountants of Grant McCarthy Group, LLC."
Wolters Kluweropen
"CERTifyTax is the premier Exemption Certificate Management (ECM) system for companies seeking to mitigate audit exposure and eliminate manual certificate collection and review processes."
Thomson Reutersopen
"CERTifyTax automates certificate validation, providing accuracy and freeing up tax professionals time for more strategic tasks."

Business registration

Status: active · United States

GMG CERTifyTax, LLC (also CERTifyTax, LLC), founded 2015, headquartered in White Plains, NY. Developed by Grant McCarthy Group, LLC tax attorneys and accountants.

Research summary

Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above

Our research confirmed that kochcc.certifytax.com is a customer portal for CERTifyTax, a legitimate exemption certificate management platform. The parent company, GMG CERTifyTax, LLC, was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in White Plains, New York. The platform is developed by tax attorneys and accountants at Grant McCarthy Group, LLC and is used by major corporations including Koch Industries, Trane, Spectrum, and DIRECTV. Thomson Reuters and Wolters Kluwer, major tax-software publishers, endorse the platform in their professional resources. No scam reports, complaints, or fraud mentions were found in any search results.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check

Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.

Sandbox Render

Sandbox capture incomplete — no traffic recorded

Requests made0

Unique IPs0

Countries0

Detected brandsNone

Contact Verification

We fetched the page and looked for real-world contact details. Legitimate businesses almost always publish an email on their own domain, a phone number, and a postal address. Scam shops usually don't.

What We Found

No clear contact details on the page

Emails on site's domainNone

Phone numbersNone

Postal addressNot listed

Linked social profiles0

Signal Summary

Several contact red flags

No contact email found anywhere on the page.
No phone number listed on the page.
No postal address visible on the page.

Domain & Encryption

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerLet's Encrypt · R13

ExpiresJul 14, 2026 (36d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingMicrosoft Limited

Server locationUS

Web serverMicrosoft-IIS/10.0

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Lookalike

Punycode

1301http://kochcc.certifytax.com/
2200https://kochcc.certifytax.com/

Server Reputation

Hosting

CountryUnknown

NetworkUnknown

IP addressUnknown

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPMicrosoft Limited

Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit

Still, stay alert

No major threat indicators — but a clean scan does not guarantee every page is safe, and phishing emails routinely spoof real domains.

Double-check the exact URL in your address bar
Confirm you are actually on kochcc.certifytax.com and not a lookalike like k-ochcc.certifytax.com.com or an IDN homoglyph.
Use a password manager
Password managers only auto-fill on the exact domain they were saved for — they refuse to fill lookalike domains, which is the single best phishing defence.
Discuss this site on the forum
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Reputation Sources

How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.

Google Safe Browsing

Not listedCheck ↗

AbuseIPDB

Not listedCheck ↗

Also verify:Spamhaus ↗DNSBL / SURBL ↗PhishTank ↗

Safety FAQ

Common questions about this site, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.

Our automated security review found no threat indicators on kochcc.certifytax.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
kochcc.certifytax.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 88/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
Yes. kochcc.certifytax.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · R13, expiring in 36 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
No. kochcc.certifytax.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
kochcc.certifytax.com resolves to an IP operated by Microsoft Limited in US (usage type: Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad, but unusual geography for a brand's claimed country is one of many signals we weigh.
We cache results for 24 hours. Signed-in MalwareTips members can trigger a manual rescan at any time using the "Rescan" button on the report page, which re-runs every check from scratch and refreshes this page.

Final Verdict

Trust / 100

Final Verdict·kochcc.certifytax.com

SAFE

This is a legitimate customer portal for CERTifyTax, a tax exemption certificate management platform used by major corporations including Koch Industries. The subdomain follows the company's standard pattern for client portals and carries no fraud signals.

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