Tomorrow, we're part of a virtual town hall sponsored by AARP Mississippi to teach people how to avoid scammers posing as IRS agents. Hear from one of our Special Agents about how to protect yourself from the tricks imposters are using this tax season. We hope you can join us!

Mississippi Couple Sentenced to Prison for COVID PPP Fraud Read more: justice.gov/usao-ndms/pr/m…

Three Nampa-Area Residents Plead Guilty to COVID-19 Relief Fraud justice.gov/usao-id/pr/thr… TIGTA SBA Office of Inspector General

IRS Lockbox sites are used to quickly collect & process paper payments from taxpayers. Here's what we found when we reviewed the guidance to taxpayers who use them: tigta.gov/sites/default/…

The IRS uses compliance sweeps to either address an increase in unassigned high priority inventory in an understaffed location or support a compliance initiative (e.g. high-income nonfilers). Read what we found about the effectiveness of sweeps: tigta.gov/sites/default/…

Our latest report provides a snapshot of IRS workforce reductions as of March 2025. Read the full report: tigta.gov/sites/default/…

Our latest report shows that the IRS still has not satisfied the Payment Integrity Information Act goal to reduce improper payment rates to less than 10% in four high-risk programs. Read the full report: tigta.gov/sites/default/…

Here's a quick recap to get you caught up on what we found when we reviewed IRS's oversight of tax-exempt hospitals and their use of artificial intelligence to select returns and issues for examination. content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USTRE…

Here's a quick recap of what we found when we evaluated how the IRS notified individual and business taxpayers affected by a large-scale data breach and the agency's progress expanding the use of electronic signature services on non-tax forms. content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USTRE…

We just issued our latest Semiannual Report to Congress. It's a great way to catch up on our work and learn more about TIGTA and how we protect the nation's tax system. It has short summaries of our most impactful reports and investigative work 👇 tigta.gov/sites/default/…

Did you have a recent experience with the IRS and think it could be something potentially affecting lots of taxpayers? If so, let us know. Our mission is to make sure the nation's tax system works effectively and point out ways the IRS can fix it. tigta.gov/form/suggestio…

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Eight Charged in Federal Crackdown on Treasury Check Fraud Read more: justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/eig…

Our latest report has the interim results of IRS's efforts to timely and accurately process individual paper and electronically filed (e-filed) tax returns during the 2025 Filing Season. Read more: tigta.gov/sites/default/…

Four Defendants, Including Two Former U.S. Postal Service Employees, Charged in Connection with Scheme to Steal $80 Million in U.S. Treasury Checks justice.gov/usao-edpa/pr/f… USPS OIG USPIS - Philadelphia TIGTA HSI Philadelphia FBI Philadelphia Montgomery County DA Lower Merion Police Dept Fiscal Service

ICYMI: Eight Charged in Federal Crackdown on Treasury Check Fraud justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/eig… Thanks to our law enforcement partners for all their hard work on this case: US Postal Inspection Service - Headquarters Needham Police IRS Criminal Investigation U.S. Attorney Massachusetts

In our latest reports, we did an annual assessment of IRS IT and reviewed whether firearms and ammunition assigned to coordinators in IRS Criminal Investigation are accurately inventoried and properly stored and safeguarded. Read the summaries: content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USTRE…

In our latest report, we documented key events that show how the IRS transferred incorrect Federal Tax Information to the Department of Education that potentially affected 7.2 million federal student aid form requests. Read the full report: tigta.gov/reports/audit/…

Kissimmee Businessman Sentenced To Four Years In Federal Prison For Multi-Million Dollar Theft Scheme Read the DOJ press release: justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/k…

We just issued our newest report, an update on IRS workforce reductions with insights into how the agency went from 103,000 employees in January 2025 to approximately 77,000 in May 2025 (a 25% reduction). Read the full report: tigta.gov/sites/default/…