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The Recovery Rebate Credit is a refundable credit for individuals who did not receive one or more Economic Impact Payments (EIP), also known as stimulus payments.

July 26, 2022 ¡ª Timothy Edmunds, the former financial secretary treasurer of Local 412 of the United Auto Workers union, was sentenced to 57 months in prison today based on his convictions for embezzling $2.1 million in union funds and for money laundering announced U.S. Attorney Dawn N. Ison.

October 4, 2022 ¡ª A Bay Area man and former FBI special agent was found guilty today by a federal jury of conspiring to accept at least $150,000 in cash bribes and other items of value in exchange for providing sensitive law enforcement information to a corrupt lawyer with ties to Armenian organized crime.

IR-2023-95, May 2, 2023 ¡ª The IRS today urged business taxpayers to begin planning now to take advantage of tax-saving opportunities and get ready for reporting changes that take effect in 2023.

Wages paid to resident aliens employed within the United States by an American or foreign employer are subject to Social Security/Medicare Taxes under the same rules that apply to U.S. Citizens

IR-2022-160, September 20, 2022 ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service has selected eight new members for the Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee (ETAAC).

An ITIN is a 9-digit number the IRS issues if you need a U.S. taxpayer identification number for federal tax purposes, but you aren¡¯t eligible for a Social Security number (SSN). Find if you need one and how to apply.

Audit technique guides (ATGs) help IRS examiners during audits of specific types of organizations exempt from federal income tax. While ATGs are designed to provide guidance for IRS employees, they¡¯re also useful to the staffs and governing boards of exempt organizations, as well as the tax practitioners who work with them. ATGs recommend specific examination techniques, explain specialized business practices and terminology, and explore issues common to certain types of exempt organizations.

October 20, 2022 ¡ª U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales obÌåÓýard has sentenced former State Attorney Jeffrey Alan Siegmeister (Live Oak) to 40 months in federal prison for conspiracy to use a facility of commerce for unlawful activity, conspiracy to commit extortion, wire fraud, and tax fraud. His co-defendant and former Dixie County Attorney Marion Michael O¡¯Steen (Old Town) has been sentenced to 44 months in federal prison for extorting a client and for failing to file a form with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. As part of Siegmeister¡¯s sentence, the court also entered an order of forfeiture in the amount of $518,803.30, which are proceeds of the wire fraud offense. As part of O¡¯Steen¡¯s sentence, the court entered an order of forfeiture in the amount of $60,000, which are proceeds of the extortion offense, and ordered O¡¯Steen to pay a $45,000 fine.

March 24, 2025 ¡ª Five defendants have been sentenced to a total of 70 years in federal prison for their roles in a large methamphetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl trafficking conspiracy. The sentences were imposed by U.S. District Judge Richard L. Young.