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IRS Tax Topic on extensions of time to file your tax return and related resources.

May 21, 2025 ¡ª A former defense contractor pleaded guilty today to tax crimes related to his scheme to defraud the United States and evade taxes on income that he earned from his contracts with the U.S. Department of Defense.

Nov. 7, 2024 ¡ª Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Ilya Kahn, a national of the United States, Israel and Russia, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the Export Control Reform Act for his role in a transnational, multimillion-dollar scheme to secure and illegally export dual-use semiconductors and other sensitive technology to Joint Stock Company Research and Development Center ELVEES (Elvees) and other entities in Russia.

Tax Tip 2025-24, April 10, 2025 ¡ª The April 15 tax deadline is right around the corner ¨C but there¡¯s still time for people to file their federal income tax return electronically and request direct deposit of any refund.

IRS Tax Tip 2024-48, May 14, 2024 ¡ª It¡¯s important that U.S. citizens and resident aliens living abroad understand their tax obligations. Their worldwide income -- including wages, unearned income and tips -- is subject to U.S. income tax, regardless of where they live or where they earn their income.

Tax Tip 2023-36, March 21, 2023 ¡ª U.S. citizen and resident aliens living abroad should know their tax obligations. Their worldwide income -- including wages, unearned income and tips -- is subject to U.S. income tax, regardless of where they live or where they earn their income.

U.S. persons and their tax return preparers should be aware that U.S. persons who create a foreign trust, or have transactions with a foreign trust, can have both U.S. income tax consequences, as well as information reporting requirements. Failure to satisfy the information reporting requirements can result in significant penalties, as well as an extended time to assess any tax imposed with respect to the period to which the information relates.

IR-2025-18, Jan. 27, 2025 ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service opened the 2025 tax filing season today and is accepting and processing federal individual tax year 2024 returns.

Auditing controls are critical to successfully protecting federal tax information. Guidance is provided relative to the details to be captured and necessary monitoring of the events and transactions of the auditing logs.

IR-2022-175, October 7, 2022 ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service today reminds taxpayers who requested an extension to file their 2021 tax return to do so by Monday, October 17.