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IR-2021-238, December 1, 2021 ¡ª As part of a wider effort to increase security, the Internal Revenue Service today reminded taxpayers they can get extra protection starting in January by joining the agency¡¯s Identity Protection Personal Identification Number (IP PIN) program.

NC-2022-10, October 5, 2022 ¡ª Victims of Hurricane Ian that began September 28 in North Carolina now have until February 15, 2023, to file various individual and business tax returns and make tax payments, the Internal Revenue Service announced today.

SC-2022-06, October 5, 2022 ¡ª Victims of Hurricane Ian that began September 25 in South Carolina now have until February 15, 2023, to file various individual and business tax returns and make tax payments, the Internal Revenue Service announced today.

March 13, 2023 ¡ª A federal grand jury in Philadelphia returned an indictment charging a Pennsylvania man and woman with conspiring to defraud the IRS and other tax crimes, including failing to pay employment taxes to the IRS.

AK-2022-04, September 27, 2022 ¡ª Victims of Alaska severe storm, flooding and landslides occurring between September 15 and September 20, 2022, now have until February 15, 2023, to file various individual and business tax returns and make tax payments, the IRS announced today.

Dec. 6, 2024 ¡ª Troy Benjamin Bittner of Myrtle Beach, was sentenced to more than three years in federal prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud and filing a false tax return.

PR-2022-02, March 31, 2022 ¡ª Victims of severe storms, flooding and landslides beginning February 4, 2022 now have until June 15, 2022, to file various individual and business tax returns and make tax payments, the Internal Revenue Service announced today.

IR-2024-88, April 2, 2024 ¡ª With the April 15 tax deadline approaching, the IRS reminds taxpayers there is still time file their federal income tax return electronically and request direct deposit.

August 21, 2023 ¡ª U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Adetunji Adejumo and Ibrahim Jinadu have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud relating to their roles in a transnational tax fraud scheme. Each faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. A third conspirator, Olufemi Odedeyi, of London, United Kingdom, remains pending extradition for his role in the scheme. All three individuals were arrested in September 2021.

July 6, 2023 ¡ª A Minneapolis tax preparer has been sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison followed by one year of supervised release, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.