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IR-2021-239, December 2, 2021 ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service, state tax agencies and the nation¡¯s tax industry today warned tax professionals that they face additional security risks from cybercriminals seeking to use the pandemic and phishing scams to steal sensitive client information.

IR-2023-218, Nov. 17, 2023 ¡ª The IRS, along with its Security Summit partners in state tax agencies and the nation's tax industry, today announced a special week focusing taxpayer and tax professional awareness on protecting sensitive financial information against identity thieves as the holidays and the 2024 tax season approach.

IR-2023-131, July 21, 2023 ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service warned taxpayers today to be on the lookout for a summer surge of tax scams as identity thieves continue pounding out a barrage of email and text messages promising tax refunds or offers to help ¡®fix¡¯ tax problems.

August 9, 2023 ¡ª A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Reginald Davis, of Baltimore, Maryland, for wire fraud and money laundering relating to the submission of fraudulent COVID-19 CARES Act loan applications. Davis is the former Chief Executive Officer of Strong City Baltimore (¡°SCB¡±), established in Maryland in 2015 as a non-profit organization serving individuals, community associations, institutions, and businesses in Baltimore. The indictment was returned on August 3, 2023, and unsealed today upon the arrest of the defendant.

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Aug. 16, 2024 ¡ª Dozens of organizations across the nation¡¯s tax industry as well as state tax agencies have endorsed the Coalition Against Scam and Scheme Threats or CASST cooperative approach.

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IR-2023-247, Dec. 21, 2023 ¡ª As part of an ongoing initiative aimed at combating dubious Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims, the Internal Revenue Service today launched a new Voluntary Disclosure Program to help businesses who want to pay back the money they received after filing ERC claims in error.