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IRS Resumes Processing New Claims for Employee Retention Credit

After lifting the moratorium on processing tax refund claims, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has begun processing a large backlog of claims for the employee retention tax credit (ERC), aimed at businesses impacted by...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Weekly IRS Roundup March 25 – March 29, 2024

Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of March 25, 2024 – March 29, 2024....more

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The Brass Tacks: IRS Creates Process for Withdrawing ERC Claims

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The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) recently granted employers a means to avoid interest and penalties on inappropriately taken Employee Retention Tax Credit (“ERC”) claims. This surely will come as a relief to taxpayers who...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Arkansas Men Convicted in $18 Million Global Investment Fraud Conspiracy

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Arkansas Men Convicted in $18 Million Global Investment Fraud Conspiracy - A federal jury in the Western District of Arkansas convicted four men of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit money...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Court Unseals Charges Alleging Nearly $15 Million in Fraudulent PPP Loans

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Court Unseals Charges Alleging Nearly $15 Million in Fraudulent PPP Loans - Earlier this week, federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York announced the unsealing of a criminal complaint charging six...more

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DOJ-Tax Alleges President of We Build the Wall Filed a False Tax Return and Committed Wire Fraud

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Taxpayers who file false tax returns with the IRS can find themselves in hot water.  Indeed, section 7206(1) of the Internal Revenue Code (“Title 26”) makes it a felony to file a false return when the taxpayer knows that the...more

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Theft Loss Deduction – the “Discovery Year”

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A recent Tax Court case has highlighted the importance for individual taxpayers in determining the “discovery year” for the purpose of taking a theft loss deduction. In Giambrone v. Commissioner, the Tax Court held that the...more

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Fraud Alert: Computer Hackers Target HR and Payroll Departments – Guard Your W-2s!

Have you by chance recently received an email from your company’s CEO requesting copies of employee W-2 forms? If so, don’t respond without first verbally confirming that the request is legitimate. Several of our clients in...more

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IRS admits 334,000 victims of fraudulent tax refunds due to security flaws on website

Not only did the IRS lose a flash drive with 12,000 school worker’s Social Security numbers on it in Texas, it admitted on August 17th that its initial estimate that 110,000 taxpayers’ personal information was used to file...more

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25 year old sentenced to 13 years for hacking data broker databases

The Department of Justice has announced that 25 year old Hieu Minh Ngo has been sentenced to 13 years in prison. His sentence was lighter than expected because he has cooperated with authorities to catch more identity...more

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Taxpayer Identity Theft

Recently, there has been a spike in felons filing fraudulent income tax returns seeking refunds. The identity thief merely acquires a taxpayer’s name, address and Social Security Number, and files a return with a different...more

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Burr Alert: Filer Beware - The Growth Of Fraudulent Tax Returns

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The filing of fraudulent tax returns resulting from identity theft is a growing business in America. If it wasn't bad enough that the criminals would try to get money out of your bank or use the information to purchase goods...more

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