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ATLANTA - Akinade Adedeji Raheem, a Nigerian citizen who allegedly conspired to file fraudulent tax returns seeking over $100 million in refunds using stolen identities, was arraigned yesterday on federal fraud, money laundering, and aggravated identity theft charges after his extradition from Benin. justice.gov/usao-ndga/pr/nig… @NDGAnews @IRS_CI @TIGTA @DOJFraudDiv
New: 7 big challenges facing the IRS
1. Managing Resources
2. Improving Operational Efficiencies
3. Protecting Taxpayer Data
4. Implementing Tax Law Changes
5. Improving Taxpayer Service & Protecting Taxpayers’ Rights
6. Modernizing IT
7. Tax Compliance
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Did you know that more than half of individual taxpayers used a paid tax return preparer? Given this stat, their compliance with tax laws is important to protect taxpayers and the integrity of our tax system.
Read what we found in our latest report:
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Did you have an experience interacting with the IRS that you think might also be affecting other taxpayers? Do you think there's an opportunity for the IRS to fix a policy or streamline a procedure?
Let us know! Use our online form make a suggestion:
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How well did the IRS implement certain parts of the Working Families Tax Cut (WFCT) Act?
The IRS successfully implemented 4 WFTC provisions we reviewed but had weaknesses in its guidance processing controls and compliance strategy.
Read the full report:
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Stamford Man Charged in Stolen U.S. Treasury Check Scheme @USPIS_BOS @OIGUSPS @TIGTA @TheSSAOIG @VetAffairsOIG @StamfordPolice justice.gov/usao-ct/pr/stamf…
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New Jersey Woman Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud Relating to Stolen U.S. Treasury Check @TIGTA @USPIS_BOS justice.gov/usao-ct/pr/new-j…
Our latest reports discuss 1) the costs of IRS's lengthy times (20 months) to resolve ID theft cases and 2) potential cost savings for the IRS if it reevaluates the center it uses to fulfill orders for paper tax products, which are in decline.
Read more:
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This week's reports are a reminder of how you can rely on us for a comprehensive look at whether IRS operations are working like they should. We issued six so far, and they range from contract management to protecting taxpayers' rights.
Get caught up:
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A March 2025 Executive Order required that federal payments and receipts be made electronically. In our latest report, we evaluated IRS's efforts to comply.
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We issued two new reports that 1) recommended the IRS continue sending notices to nonfilers and 2) found certain IRS employees largely complied with the restrictions on directly contacting taxpayers who have authorized representatives.
Read more:
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We recently reported statistical trends for the major functions of the IRS’s Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division. But did you know that every year, we also do a deep dive into IRS enforcement statistics?
Dig into the data:
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The dog days of summer are over, but Special Canine in Charge Patty (our Principal Deputy Inspector General's pooch) wants you to know this watchdog is still heating up. We're cranking out cases with law enforcement partners on stolen Treasury checks 💵
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A few weeks ago, we reported that nearly 14,000 IRS employees who accepted the Deferred Resignation Program retained access to sensitive systems. In our new report, we reviewed if IRS retrieved IT assets from these employees.
Read the report: oversight.gov/reports/audit/…
ICYMI: Pittsburgh Man Sentenced for Deposit of Stolen and Altered U.S. Treasury Check
Read the press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Pennsylvania:
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We crunched some numbers in our latest report, compiling nationwide statistical information and trends analyses on the activities of the IRS’s Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division from Fiscal Years 2021 through 2025.
Read the full report:
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Unauthorized access can lead to disclosure of taxpayer information, undermining trust in the IRS. In our new report, we made six recommendations to help ensure IRS employees without a business need cannot access sensitive systems.
Read the full report:
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Delco Man Sentenced to Six and a Half Years in Prison for Conspiring to Steal, Sell U.S. Treasury Checks Worth Millions @OIGUSPS @PhillyUSPIS @TIGTA @HSIPhiladelphia @FBIPhiladelphia @TheSSAOIG justice.gov/usao-edpa/pr/del…
Brockton Man Sentenced to Nine Months in Prison for Role in Stolen Treasury Check Fraud
Read the press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts:
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