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December 19, 2022 ¡ª Dana Lamar Antonio Hayes, Jr., of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to a federal wire fraud charge related to a scheme to obtain a fraudulent Economic Injury Disaster Relief loan application (EIDL loan) and several Paycheck Protection Plan loan applications (PPP loans), under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, from two financial institutions (Bank 1 and Bank 2).

IR-2023-118, June 15, 2023 ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service today issued Notice 2023-45, which updates Notice 2023-29, that describes certain rules that the IRS intends to include in forthcoming proposed regulations for determining what constitutes an energy community for the production and investment tax credits.

IR-2024-86, March 29, 2024 ¡ª The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service today issued Revenue Procedure 2024-19 to provide guidance for owners of certain solar or wind facilities built in connection with low-income communities.

IR-2025-46, April 11, 2025 ¨D The Internal Revenue Service today reminded the 1.1 million people who didn¡¯t file their tax year 2021 federal tax returns that they may be eligible for a refund if they file by the April 15 deadline.

IR-2025-07, Jan. 10, 2025 ¡ª The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued proposed regulations today addressing several SECURE 2.0 Act provisions relating to catch-up contributions, which are additional contributions under a 401(k) or similar workplace retirement plan that generally are allowed with respect to employees who are age 50 or older.

May 30, 2025 ¡ª Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that Clifton C. James (¡°James¡±), of New Orleans, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jane Triche-Milazzo to 5 years of probation for making false statements, theft of government funds, and money laundering related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), as well as making a false tax filing with the Internal Revenue Service.

Feb. 19, 2025 ¡ª An indictment was unsealed today charging Cory Lloyd of Stuart, Florida, and Steven Strong of Mansfield, Texas, in connection with their alleged participation in a scheme to submit fraudulent enrollments to fully-subsidized Affordable Care Act insurance plans (ACA Plans) in order to obtain millions of dollars in commission payments from insurance companies.

IR-2024-168, June 18, 2024 ¡ª The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued final regulations today on the prevailing wage and apprenticeship (PWA) requirements related to increased credit or deduction amounts for certain clean energy incentives, enacted as a part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

IR-2024-158, June 7, 2024 ¡ª The Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service issued Revenue Procedure 2024-26 today for the submission of information by qualified manufacturers of new clean vehicles and dealers and sellers of new clean vehicles and previously-owned clean vehicles.

Brooklyn, NY ¨C Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, a 22-count indictment was unsealed charging Iurii Gugnin with wire and bank fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States, violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), operating an unlicensed money transmitting business, failing to implement an effective anti-money laundering compliance program, failing to file suspicious activity reports, money laundering, and related conspiracy charges.