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Dec. 17, 2024 ¡ª A Springfield, Mo., business owner was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a nearly $14 million wire fraud conspiracy that utilized his businesses, as well as fake businesses, to fraudulently receive loans under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

Sept. 18, 2024 ¡ª A Boston man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to fraud and false statements charges in connection with a scheme to fraudulently obtain pandemic-related relief funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) made available under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.

March 10, 2025 ¡ª A former Mansfield tax preparer who previously pled guilty to charges related to his false preparation of tax returns was sentenced last week to nearly 5 years in federal prison, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.

June 7, 2023 ¡ª A Union County, New Jersey, man was convicted of tax evasion and failing to file personal income tax returns, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger and Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department¡¯s Tax Division announced today.

May 30, 2024 ¡ª Twenty-four people have been charged for their respective roles in gang-related offenses, including conspiracy to commit bank fraud; conspiracy to distribute heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine; Hobbs Act robbery; and use of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

May 12, 2025 ¡ª A resident of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court to 100 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, on her convictions of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute heroin, crack, methamphetamine, and fentanyl, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.

Historic tax reform was passed by Congress in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Dec. 22, 2017. The IRS is working to educate taxpayers about important changes included in this legislation. One change significant for certain state legislators is the suspension of miscellaneous itemized deductions, which include unreimbursed travel expenses.

March 26, 2025 ¡ª Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Harry Chavis, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) in New England, Anish Shukla, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Charmeka Parker, Special Agent in Charge of the Northeast Region of the U.S. Department of Agriculture ¨C Office of Inspector General today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned a nine-count indictment charging Paul R. Steed of Stamford, with fraud and tax offenses stemming from his alleged commission of multiple frauds against his former employer Mars, Inc.

Publication 5866-A, USED Clean Vehicle Tax Credit Checklist - The Inflation Reduction Act includes a tax credit for qualifying used clean vehicles ¨C and it can result in major savings. If you¡¯ve been in the market for a vehicle, now is the perfect time to take advantage of these major savings opportunities for used clean vehicles.

Publication 5866, NEW Clean Vehicle Tax Credit Checklist - The Inflation Reduction Act includes a tax credit for qualifying new clean vehicles ¨C and it can result in major savings. If you¡¯ve been in the market for a vehicle, now is the perfect time to take advantage of these major savings opportunities for new clean vehicles.