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IR-2023-166, Sept. 8, 2023 ¡ª Capitalizing on Inflation Reduction Act funding and following a top-to-bottom review of enforcement efforts, the Internal Revenue Service announced today the start of a sweeping, historic effort to restore fairness in tax compliance by shifting more attention onto high-income earners, partnerships, large corporations and promoters abusing the nation¡¯s tax laws.

Nov. 22, 2024 ¡ª A co-founder of a so-called Christian health care sharing ministry in St. Joseph, Mo., has been sentenced in federal court for his role in an $8 million wire fraud conspiracy that cheated hundreds of members, and for making false statements on a personal tax return.

IR-2023-16, January 27, 2023 ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service and partners nationwide today kicked off their Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day outreach campaign to help millions of Americans who earned $59,187 or less last year take advantage of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC).

May 4, 2022 ¡ª Timothy M. O¡¯Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Barbara Bortner, Milton, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 3 ? years in prison for wire fraud and tax evasion. Bortner, the former Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations at Mercyhealth in Janesville, pleaded guilty to these charges on October 14, 2021.

FS-2024-24, July 2024 ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service issued alert IR-2024-139 about a series of scams and inaccurate social media advice. Social media schemes led to thousands of inflated refund claims during the past tax season. The IRS has increased its compliance efforts related to false and/or questionable credits.

IR-2024-115, April 18, 2024 ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service today issued its annual Data Book detailing the agency¡¯s activities during fiscal year 2023 (Oct. 1, 2022 ¨C Sept. 30, 2023), including revenue collected and tax returns processed.

July 20, 2022 ¡ª A California man pleaded guilty today to conspiring with others in separate fraud schemes to defraud the IRS and the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a federal loans initiative designed to help businesses pay their employees and meet expenses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Oct. 23, 2023 ¡ª A former special agent with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) has been sentenced to more than six years in federal prison for tax, structuring, and concealment offenses.

IR-2025-26, Feb. 27, 2025 ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service today announced its annual Dirty Dozen list of tax scams for 2025 with a warning for taxpayers, businesses and tax professionals to watch out for common schemes that threaten their tax and financial information.

May 28, 2024 ¡ª Leslie Smith of Indianapolis, has been sentenced to five and a half years in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to health care fraud, wire fraud, and tax evasion. Smith must also pay $2,341,655.08 in restitution.