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May 11, 2023 ¡ª Shakeerah Kaneisha Yvette Vinson pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for fraudulently obtaining a Paycheck Protection Act ("PPP") COVID-19 loan for her real estate broker business. She faces up to 20 years in prison.

Information about Form 3520, Annual Return To Report Transactions With Foreign Trusts and Receipt of Certain Foreign Gifts, including recent updates, related forms, and instructions on how to file. File Form 3520 to report certain transactions with foreign trusts, and ownership of foreign trusts.

IR-2024-20, Jan. 25, 2024 ¡ª The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2024-23 announcing special relief for taxpayers impacted by recent system issues affecting the Maryland Prepaid College Trust as described in the notice.

An heir must use Form 706-A, United States Additional Estate Tax Return, to report the additional estate tax imposed by section 2032A(c) for an early disposition of specially valued property or for an early cessation of a qualified use of specially valued property.

Form 5305-S, SIMPLE Individual Retirement Trust Account, is a model trust account agreement that meets the requirements of sections 408(a) and 408(p).

Form 5305-R, Roth Individual Retirement Trust Account, is a model trust account agreement that meets the requirements of section 408A.

The executor of a decedent's estate uses Form 706, United States Estate (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return, to figure the estate tax imposed by chapter 11 of the Internal Revenue Code.

Oct. 7, 2024 ¡ª A real estate agent was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with a multiyear scheme to defraud his clients by engaging in fraudulent short sales of government and bank-owned properties to straw buyers acting at the direction of the defendant and a co-conspirator.

On May 25, 2022, President Biden signed Executive Order 14074, Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety. The Executive Order instructs federal law enforcement agencies to publicly post their body-worn camera policies.

September 25, 2023 ¡ª A federal jury in Chicago has convicted two real estate developers of participating in a conspiracy that embezzled millions of dollars from the failed Washington Federal Bank for Savings in Chicago.