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November 3, 2023 ¡ª A former Gadsden-area pharmacist and city school board member was sentenced yesterday for drug distribution conspiracy and tax crimes, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona, Acting Special Agent in Charge Demetrius D. Hardeman of IRS Criminal Investigation (CI), and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Carlton L. Peeples, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerley.

FS-2021-15, November 17, 2021 ¡ª The IRS has updated how users sign in and verify their identity for certain IRS online services with a mobile-friendly platform that relies on trusted third parties and provides an improved user experience.

June 30, 2022 ¡ª Defendant alleged to have submitted falsified tax documents, fraudulent economic disaster relief loan applications, and CARES Act Paycheck Program Protection loan applications on behalf of his recently revived company

March 6, 2025 ¡ª Jennifer Brunenkant of Washington, D.C., was charged today in a 19-count indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court with evading and failing to pay federal income and employment taxes associated with her business Herbal Alternatives II, LLC, which at all relevant times operated a marijuana dispensary that was licensed in the District of Columbia.

June 22, 2022 ¡ª The IRS is committed to having healthy inventories by the end of this year and continues to make strong progress handling unprocessed tax returns. This follows unprecedented actions taken by the agency, and these intensive efforts to help taxpayers will continue in the months ahead.

February 15, 2023 ¡ª A New Bedford man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to evading more than $431,000 in federal income taxes over the course of seven years.

Aug. 14, 2024 ¡ª The owner of a Bozeman construction company who admitted not paying to the IRS employee-related taxes of more than $800,000 was sentenced today to federal prison and fined $75,000, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.

March 28, 2024 ¡ª A Russian national was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to use stolen identities to file thousands of federal income tax returns that claimed more than $11 million in fraudulent refunds.

June 26, 2024 ¡ª 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.

IR-2022-129, June 22, 2022 ¡ª National Taxpayer Advocate Erin M. Collins today released her statutorily mandated midyear report to Congress. The report expresses concern about continuing delays in the processing of paper-filed tax returns and the consequent impact on taxpayer refunds.