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IR-2024-98, April 8, 2024 — On day eight of the Dirty Dozen tax scam series, the Internal Revenue Service today warned about bad tax information on social media that can lure honest taxpayers with bad advice, potentially leading to identity theft and tax problems.

Tax Tip 2023-39, March 27, 2023 — A new scam circulating on social media urges people to use wage information on a tax return to claim false credits in hopes of getting a big refund.

IR-2023-38, March 3, 2023 — The Internal Revenue Service issued a consumer alert today to warn taxpayers of new scams that urge people to use wage information on a tax return to claim false credits in hopes of getting a big refund.

September 13, 2022 — Annie Corbett, the CEO of her group homes company that provided foster care, pleaded guilty today in federal court to wire fraud and failure to pay over employment taxes, announced United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds, FBI Special Agent in Charge Sean Ragan, Internal Revenue Service—Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) Special Agent in Charge Mark H. Pearson, and U.S. Department Health and Human Services—Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) Special Agent in Charge Steven J. Ryan.

IR-2024-187, July 15, 2024 — The IRS issued a consumer alert today following bad advice circulating on social media about a non-existent “Self Employment Tax Credit” that’s misleading taxpayers into filing false claims.

Nov. 26, 2024 — A tax preparer who admitted to filing more than $3 million in fraudulent tax returns on behalf of her clients is facing up to 30 years in prison for her crime.

August 25, 2023 — Kishore Kethineni, the CEO of multiple software development and IT services companies in the Bay Area, was sentenced to two years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to commit bank fraud and for his failure to pay over more than $2 million in employment taxes, announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey, Internal Revenue Service—Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) Special Agent in Charge Darren Lian of the Oakland Field Office, and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent in Charge Robert K. Tripp.

May 8, 2025 — A tax preparer who admitted to filing more than $3.5 million in fraudulent tax returns tied to a multi-state investigation of a COVID-19 pandemic unemployment benefit scheme in which she received a percentage of the ill-gotten gains was sentenced to serve eight years in prison for her crime.

IR-2024-139, May 14, 2024 — The Internal Revenue Service issued a consumer alert today following ongoing concerns about a series of tax scams and inaccurate social media advice that led thousands of taxpayers to file inflated refund claims during the past tax season.

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