WASHINGTON (AP) -- Treasury Department investigators say the Internal Revenue Service is looking the other way instead of rooting out fraud when people apply for taxpayer identification numbers. The ...

In this episode of Tax Notes Talk, Carolyn Schenck, former IRS national fraud counsel, shares insights from decades at the ...

The front doors of the Internal Revenue Service building are seen in Washington, D.C., on May 18, 2025. (Photo by Wesley Lapointe/For The Washington Post via Getty Images) A group of House lawmakers ...

With worries about identity theft on the rise, the IRS is encouraging all taxpayers to consider getting an identity protection PIN (IP PIN) for the upcoming tax filing season. An IP PIN is a six-digit ...

Pardon us; no relief in sight; down on the farm; and other highlights of recent tax cases. San Francisco: Winery co-owner Brian Fleury, 64, of Napa County, California, has pleaded guilty to aiding and ...

Fraud victims wondering whether they can deduct a portion of their financial losses tied to scams on their taxes just got some clarification from the IRS. In a memo released last month, the IRS Office ...

Bank job; the magic is gone; not a beautiful day in the Neighborhood; and other highlights of recent tax cases. Washington, D.C.: CPA Timothy Trifilo has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for ...

Diversionary tactic; bad intentions; keeping it real; and other highlights of recent tax cases. Cheshire, Massachusetts: Dennis Condron, 75, owner of a construction company, has agreed to plead guilty ...

An Illinois doctor has been sentenced to 34 months in prison for committing health care fraud, hiding assets, and lying to the IRS about his ability to pay approximately $1.6 million in taxes, ...

June 27 (UPI) --Federal officials have charged four people from California with what they call the largest COVID-19 tax credit fraud scheme ever identified in the United States, amounting to more than ...

The not-so-great outdoors; spear itself; pain and gain; and other highlights of recent tax cases. Washington City, Utah: Business owner Phyllip Hallman Heaton has been sentenced to five months in ...