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June 1, 2022 ¡ª A Florida woman pleaded guilty today to filing a false tax return with the IRS, whereby she obtained a refund she was not entitled to receive.

September 23, 2022 ¡ª A Richmond County man and his daughter have been sentenced after admitting they filed fraudulently inflated tax returns on behalf of clients.

June 30, 2023 ¡ª A federal jury convicted a Salt Lake County woman Thursday of two counts of making false statements designed to influence a bank, one count of money laundering, and one count of contempt.

Feb. 1, 2024 ¡ª A Sedalia, Mo., business owner pleaded guilty in federal court today to failing to pay nearly $136,000 in employment taxes he withheld from his employee¡¯s paychecks.

Feb. 26, 2024 ¡ª A Canyon Lake woman was sentenced in a federal court in El Paso to 24 months in prison for aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false tax return.

December 19, 2022 ¡ª The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that last Thursday, Serhat Gumrukcu, of Los Angeles, California and Berk Eratay, of Las Vegas, Nevada, were charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with a murder-for-hire conspiracy and the January 6, 2018 kidnapping and death of Gregory Davis, a resident of Danville, Vermont. The wire fraud charge was added to existing murder for hire conspiracy charges against Gumrukcu and Eratay and Jerry Banks, of Fort Garland, Colorado and kidnapping charges against Banks. The defendants' arraignment on the second superseding indictment is scheduled for December 29, 2022.

May 19, 2025 ¡ª A Lexington business owner, Matthew Buresh, was sentenced on Friday by U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell to 24 months in prison, for two counts of failure to pay taxes.

IR-2025-54, April 25, 2025 ¡ª As the May 15 filing deadline approaches for tax-exempt organizations, the Internal Revenue Service highlights important forms and topics to ensure successful and timely filing.

IR-2022-222, December 16, 2022 ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service announced Courtney Kay-Decker as the new Deputy Chief Taxpayer Experience Officer today.

IR-2023-132, July 21, 2023 ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service will hold a free webinar designed to help employers, tax professionals and other interested taxpayers understand how the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) works and how to avoid tax scams and aggressive marketing related to the credit.