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IRS revises Form 1024, used by most types of organizations to apply for exempt status, to allow electronic filing
IR-2022-2, January 3, 2022 — As part of ongoing efforts to improve service for the tax-exempt community, the IRS has revised Form 1024, Application for Recognition of Exemption Under Section 501(a) or Section 521 of the Internal Revenue Code, to allow electronic filing.
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Former political staffer admits role in scheme to defraud campaigns and political action committees
November 21, 2022 — A Union County man who previously served as a staff member in the New Jersey Senate today admitted his role in a conspiracy to falsely inflate the invoices that a political consultant submitted to various campaigns, political action committees, and IRS 501(c)(4) organizations, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
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Former political staffer sentenced for role in scheme to defraud campaigns and political action committees
July 24, 2023 — A Union County man who previously served as a staff member in the New Jersey Senate was sentenced today to eight months of home confinement and three years of probation for his role in a conspiracy to falsely inflate the invoices that a political consultant submitted to various campaigns, political action committees, and IRS 501(c)(4) organizations, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
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2023 supplemental application period now open for Low Income Taxpayer Clinic grants
IR-2023-42, March 8, 2023 — The Internal Revenue Service today announced it will accept supplemental applications for Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) matching grants from all qualified organizations. The application period will run from March 7, 2023, to April 18, 2023.
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IRS revises Form 8940, Request for Miscellaneous Determination, as part of ongoing efforts to improve service, allow electronic filing
IR-2023-70, April 4, 2023 — As part of ongoing efforts to improve service for the tax-exempt community, the Internal Revenue Service issued the revised Form 8940, Request for Miscellaneous Determination, and its instructions to allow electronic filing.
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Former Universal Companies executives convicted at trial of conspiracy to defraud the United States government
March 20, 2024 — United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that defendant Abdur Rahim Islam, the former Chief Executive Officer of Universal Community Homes and defendant Shahied Dawan, the former Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of Universal, both of Philadelphia, PA, were convicted today at trial of conspiring to defraud the United States.
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IRS continues work to help taxpayers; suspends mailing of additional letters
IR-2022-31, February 9, 2022 — As part of ongoing efforts to provide additional help for people during this period, the IRS announced today the suspension of more than a dozen additional letters, including the mailing of automated collection notices normally issued when a taxpayer owes additional tax, and the IRS has no record of a taxpayer filing a tax return.
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Co-founder of medical charity in St. Joseph sentenced to 17 years in prison for $8 million fraud scheme
June 26, 2024 — The co-founder of a so-called Christian health care sharing ministry in St. Joseph, Mo., was sentenced in federal court today for his role in an $8 million wire fraud conspiracy that cheated hundreds of members, and to making false statements on a personal tax return.
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Another co-founder of medical charity in St. Joseph pleads guilty to $8 million fraud scheme
April 8, 2024 — Another co-founder of a so-called Christian health care sharing ministry in St. Joseph, Mo., pleaded guilty in federal court today to his role in an $8 million wire fraud conspiracy that cheated hundreds of members, and to making false statements on a personal tax return.
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Co-founder of medical charity in St. Joseph sentenced for $8 million fraud scheme
Nov. 22, 2024 — 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.
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