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IR-2024-223, Aug. 23, 2024 ¡ª The IRS has made significant progress on a range of improvements, including that all taxpayers can do all of their interactions with the IRS digitally if they choose, making it possible for the IRS to uncover and address tax evasion shrouded in complexity that requires subject matter expertise and data science.

June 26, 2023 ¡ª U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang today sentenced Jerry Phillips, a/k/a ¡°Tian Juzo,¡± of Capitol Heights, Maryland, to seven years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for a wire fraud conspiracy, aggravated identity theft, and illegal possession of a machine gun, related to a scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $1 million in COVID-19 CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program loan applications (¡°PPP¡±), Economic Injury Disaster loan applications (¡°EIDL¡±), and unemployment insurance claims. Judge Chuang also ordered Phillips to pay restitution of $1,235,213.

IR-2023-148, Aug. 16, 2023 ¡ª One year into its modernization efforts under the Inflation Reduction Act, the IRS has made significant progress toward its goals of delivering world-class service, upgrading its technology and ensuring high-income taxpayers, large corporations and complex partnerships pay taxes owed.

August 9, 2023 ¡ª A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Reginald Davis, of Baltimore, Maryland, for wire fraud and money laundering relating to the submission of fraudulent COVID-19 CARES Act loan applications. Davis is the former Chief Executive Officer of Strong City Baltimore (¡°SCB¡±), established in Maryland in 2015 as a non-profit organization serving individuals, community associations, institutions, and businesses in Baltimore. The indictment was returned on August 3, 2023, and unsealed today upon the arrest of the defendant.

January 27, 2023 ¡ª U.S. District Judge Deborah J. Boardman sentenced Sherrie Lynne Bryant, of Bowie, Maryland, yesterday to 18 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for wire fraud, relating to the submission of fraudulent Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security ("CARES") Act loan applications, and for violating her probation from a previous federal conviction for obstruction of an audit.

IR-2024-296, Nov. 21, 2024 ¡ª With a Nov. 22 deadline rapidly approaching for the second Voluntary Disclosure Program, the Internal Revenue Service urgently recommends that businesses review Employee Retention Credit guidelines and resolve incorrect claims soon to avoid future issues.

IR-2023-194, Oct. 20, 2023 ¡ª Following a dramatically improved 2023 filing season thanks to Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) investments, the Internal Revenue Service has targeted IRA resources on strengthening enforcement, with announcements on new initiatives to pursue high-income, high-wealth individuals who do not pay overdue tax bills and complex partnerships.

IR-2024-09, Jan. 12, 2024 ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service announced today continued progress to expand enforcement efforts related to high-income individuals, large corporations and complex partnerships as part of wider efforts to transform the agency.

September 14, 2023 ¡ª A federal grand jury has returned a superseding indictment charging Michael Cooley, Jr., aka ¡°Micheal Cooley Jr.,¡± ¡°5Micmusik,¡± and ¡°Michael White,¡± and Isiah Lewis, aka ¡°Zay,¡± both of Maryland; and Alonzo Brown, of Virginia, for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, relating to the submission of fraudulent claims for unemployment insurance (¡°UI¡±) benefits under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (¡°CARES¡±) Act, enacted to provide emergency financial assistance to Americans suffering from the economic effects caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

IR-2023-137, July 28, 2023 ¡ª Today, the IRS announced the selection of David Padrino to serve as the Chief Transformation and Strategy Officer, a recently created role at the agency that will spearhead improvement efforts under Inflation Reduction Act funding.