IRS Criminal Investigation Issues Fiscal 2019 Report

Internal Revenue Service

The IRS Criminal Investigation division identified $1.8 billion in tax fraud for fiscal 2019, spent 75.1 percent of its time investigating tax-related issues, and started 1,500 tax crime investigations, and it is looking to expand in staffing and cases over the next year, according to the division’s 2019 annual report.

<p>The IRS Criminal Investigation division identified $1.8 billion in tax fraud for fiscal 2019, spent 75.1 percent of its time investigating tax-related issues, and started 1,500 tax crime investigations, and it is looking to expand in staffing and cases over the next year, according to the division’s 2019 annual report.</p>