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IR-2024-99, April 8, 2024 ¡ª As the April 15 federal tax filing deadline nears, the Internal Revenue Service today announced it will open 70 Taxpayer Assistance Centers (TACs) around the country on Saturday, April 13, for face-to-face help. This special help is available from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. local time.

March 15, 2024 ¡ª Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, Rami Saab, also known as ¡°Rami Hasan,¡± was sentenced by United States District Judge Gary R. Brown to 10 years in prison for his role as the mastermind of a sprawling conspiracy to fraudulently obtain disaster relief loans amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

IL-2023-07, Nov. 24, 2023 ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service announced today tax relief for individuals and businesses affected by severe storms and flooding in parts of Illinois. These taxpayers now have until Feb. 15, 2024, to file various individual and business tax returns and make tax payments, the Internal Revenue Service announce today.

IA-2024-03, May 17, 2024 ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service announced today tax relief for individuals and businesses in Iowa that were affected by severe storms and tornadoes that occurred on April 26, 2024. These taxpayers now have until Oct. 15, 2024, to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments.

The IDES enrollment process may differ based on the Intergovernmental Agreement . You need to get a digital certificate from an IRS approved certificate authority before you can enroll. Digital certificates binds digital information to physical identities and provide non-repudiation and data integrity. IDES stores your public key and related digital certificate.

November 15, 2023 ¡ª Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Maurice Menafee, also known as ¡°Mo,¡± of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 86 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for a firearm possession offense.

Jan. 17, 2025 ¡ª Zipora Hudson and Montreal Hudson, both of Olive Branch, Mississippi, were convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering following a federal jury trial that concluded on Jan. 15, 2025. Deandre Jones, also of Olive Branch, Mississippi, previously pled guilty in the case.

April 15, 2024 ¡ª United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Agostino Perna was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Jeffrey L. Schmehl to six months in federal prison and six months of home confinement for tax crimes. Perna was also ordered to pay a $25,000 fine and $455,463 in restitution.

IR-2024-67, March 7, 2024 ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service, in response to disruptions to the supply of fuel for diesel powered highway vehicles resulting from wildfires, will not impose a penalty when dyed diesel fuel with a sulfur content that does not exceed 15 parts-per-million is sold for use or used by diesel-powered vehicles on the highway in certain counties in Texas.

IR-2022-86, April 15, 2022 ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service is reminding taxpayers the deadline to file and pay tax owed for most individual income tax returns is Monday, April 18. The agency wants last-minute filers to know tax help is available to file a tax return, request an extension or make a payment, 24 hours a day on IRS.gov.