During and after the pandemic, the ERC and other tax credits were big business for tax professionals. But the IRS denied bogus claims, and some cases are criminal.

Seven New Yorkers have been charged in a sweeping tax fraud scheme, accused of exploiting pandemic relief programs to steal ...

Seven people from New York City and Long Island have been busted in a massive COVID relief fraud scheme that netted $44 ...

Indictment unsealed for the largest Employee Retention Credit fraud in the U.S., charging seven individuals with exploiting pandemic aid.

"The defendants shamefully took advantage of a global health emergency to line their pockets," said interim U.S. Attorney ...

14, 2023. In September 2023, the IRS took the unusual step of halting the processing of new claims for the employee retention ...

Seven New Yorkers have been charged in a sweeping tax fraud scheme, accused of exploiting pandemic relief programs to steal ...

While most people had no trouble at all, roughly 1.2 million taxpayers faced incredibly long waits last year for their tax refund cash after getting hit by tax-related ID theft or by claiming ...