Many people took up new hobbies during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, and, for many, their new hobbies proved to be profitable. Making money from any endeavor has tax implications, so those who have newfound sources of income must now be sure to report their income on their federal returns.Read More

IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS CI) recently released its Annual Report for the 2022 fiscal year. As always, IRS CI’s Annual Report highlights some of the agency’s top enforcement priorities—providing important insights for individual and corporate taxpayers alike heading into the New Year.Read More

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently announced the tax inflation adjustments for the 2023 tax year. As the IRS clarifies, “[t]he tax year 2023 adjustments . . . generally apply to tax returns filed in 2024.” With the 2023 tax year fast approaching, taxpayers should take these adjustments into account when doing their tax planning this season.Read More

As we discussed in September, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and its criminal Investigations division (IRS CI) are continuing to target fraud under the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The IRS issued guidance in August clarifying that taxpayers who improperly claim loan forgiveness cannot exclude their PPP loans from their gross income, and IRS CI announced multiple criminal cases targeting PPP loan recipients in August and September.Read More

The federal government has struggled with Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan fraud since launching the program at the height of the pandemic in 2020. In addition to fraudulently obtaining loans, federal authorities—including the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and IRS Criminal Investigations (IRS CI)—are also targeting businesses and individuals for fraudulently obtaining loan forgiveness. The PPP allows loan recipients to self-certify that they meet the program’s forgiveness requirements and avoid repaying their federal funds.Read More