Fiscal Year 2020 was a very busy—and productive—year for the IRS’ Criminal Investigations unit. The just-released annual report for CI Division touts the unit’s identification of more than $10 billion in tax fraud and other financial crimes, despite the limitations of the COVID-19 pandemic.…

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The Internal Revenue Service is changing the guard in its Criminal Investigation (CI) division. James Lee, the current deputy chief of the division and a 25-year IRS veteran, will take the reins from retiring Chief Don Fort.…

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The annual report issued by the Internal Revenue Service spotlights the agency’s new “can-do” philosophy while giving us a glimpse into the enormous workload still needed to bring the IRS into the 21st century.…

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A new audit from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) finds that IRS identity theft investigations by the Criminal Investigations unit declined by 75% between 2013 and 2017.…

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