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IR-2022-189, October 24, 2022 ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service reminds taxpayers earning income from selling goods and/or providing services that they may receive Form 1099-K, Payment Card and Third-Party Network Transactions, for payment card transactions and third-party payment network transactions of more than $600 for the year.

IR-2023-230, Dec. 6, 2023 ¡ª As part of continuing efforts to combat dubious Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims, the Internal Revenue Service is sending an initial round of more than 20,000 letters to taxpayers notifying them of disallowed ERC claims.

IR-2023-237, Dec. 13, 2023 ¡ª Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Danny Werfel today announced plans for a new leadership structure at the agency, a step designed to reflect new transformation goals and update the top of the organization chart for the first time in two decades.

September 26, 2022 ¡ª A resident of Lekki, Nigeria, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 5 years in prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for his attempt to steal nearly $2.4 million from the United States government, including approximately $500,000 in pandemic-related unemployment benefits, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown.

August 30, 2023 ¡ª A Central Ohio man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to embezzling more than $26 million from his Columbus employer.

May 10, 2023 ¡ª The U.S. Attorney¡¯s Office has filed two informations charging six defendants with a variety of crimes in connection with an alleged scheme to obtain millions of dollars by submitting fraudulent loan applications through the U.S. government¡¯s Payroll Protection Program (PPP), announced U.S. Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey, Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Darren Lian, Small Business Administration Office of Inspector General, Western Region Special Agent in Charge Weston King, and Office of Inspector General for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Acting Western Region Special Agent in Charge Cory Nootnagel. All six defendants are scheduled to make their initial federal court appearances next week before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kandis Westmore.

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.

Feb. 11, 2025 ¡ª A man has admitted to laundering proceeds from a large-scale bank fraud scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.

December 18, 2023 ¡ª Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Bradley Pierre pled guilty today to conspiracy to commit bribery and conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (¡°IRS¡±) in connection with his orchestration of a $60 million fraud targeting no-fault automobile insurance companies. Pierre pled guilty before the Honorable Paul G. Gardephe and is scheduled to be sentenced on May 7, 2024.

June 3, 2024 ¡ª Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Bradley Pierre was sentenced to 10 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Paul G. Gardephe for conspiracy to commit bribery and conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (¡°IRS¡±) in connection with his orchestration of a $60 million fraud targeting No-Fault automobile insurance companies. Pierre pled guilty before Judge Gardephe on Dec. 18, 2023.