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IR-2022-116, June 2, 2022 ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service is encouraging taxpayers who have yet to file their 2021 tax return ¨C including those who requested an extension of time ¨C to file a complete and accurate return electronically as early as possible once they have all their information together. There¡¯s no need to wait until the October deadline.

IR-2022-04, January 7, 2022 ¡ª Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) began counting down the top 10 cases for calendar year 2021 on its Twitter account on January 3.

IR-2022-18, January 24, 2022 ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service today kicked off the 2022 tax filing season with an urgent reminder to taxpayers to take extra precautions this year to file an accurate tax return electronically to help speed refunds.

June 16, 2025 ¡ª Monica Dominguez Torres, of Mexico, pleaded guilty on June 13, 2025, to federal charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Dominguez led a transnational criminal organization that operated methamphetamine conversion laboratories in the Atlanta area and laundered millions of dollars of drug proceeds to Mexico.

This page walks people through the steps necessary to complete Form SS-8 to request a determination of the status of a worker for purposes of federal employment taxes and income tax withholding.

Information for payroll professionals and their clients. This page includes links to information on employment taxes, worker classification, electronic filing, employment tax related forms and publications, news and events, and more.

Get a closer look at why the IRS is encouraging taxpayers to make charitable contributions by December 31, 2021.

IR-2024-75, March 20, 2024 ¡ª To counter promoters that marketed misleading information about the Employee Retention Credit (ERC), the Internal Revenue Service urged businesses to review seven suspicious signs of a bad claim and see if the agency¡¯s special programs can help them avoid future compliance issues.

August 14, 2023 ¡ª Gholam ¡°Tony¡± Kowkabi and Karen Kowkab of Vienna, Virginia, pleaded guilty in federal court today to tax offenses relating to their failure to pay more than $1.35 million in taxes, arising from their operation of several restaurants in the Washington, D.C. area. Gholam Kowkabi also pleaded guilty to stealing more than $738,000 from the emergency small business relief funds his Georgetown restaurant¡ªRistorante Piccolo¡ªreceived during the COVID pandemic. As part of his plea, Mr. Kowkabi acknowledged having spent money, which was intended to help his business, on a waterfront condo in Ocean City, Maryland, as well as personal investments, vacations for his family, and college tuition for his child.

December 18, 2023 ¡ª Gholam ¡°Tony¡± Kowkabi and Karen Kowkabi, of Vienna, Va., were sentenced in federal court today to 57 months in prison and 24 months of probation, respectively, for tax offenses relating to their failure to pay more than $1.35 million of taxes arising from their operation of several restaurants in the Washington, D.C. area. Gholam Kowkabi was also sentenced for stealing more than $738,000 from the emergency small business relief funds his Georgetown restaurant¡ªRistorante Piccolo¡ªreceived during the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of his guilty plea, Mr. Kowkabi acknowledged having spent money intended to help his business on a waterfront condo in Ocean City, Md., as well as personal investments, vacations for his family, and college tuition for his adult children.