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Issue Number: 2025-06

Inside This Issue

1. Tracking a refund is easy
   
2. News from the Justice Department’s Tax Division

1.  Tracking a refund is easy

Tax pros: Inform your clients they can quickly and easily track their refund by:

• Checking their individual IRS online account;
• Using 'Where’s My Refund'; and
• Downloading the IRS2Go app.

If your client claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) or the Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC), they can expect to get their refund by March 3 if:

• They file their return online.
• They choose to get their refund by direct deposit.
• The IRS found no issues with the return.

'Where’s My Refund' will display the status for most early EITC/ACTC filers starting Feb. 22.

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2.  News from the Justice Department’s Tax Division

A federal grand jury in Maine returned an indictment charging Thierry Musese, a paid return preparer. Musese allegedly ran a tax preparation business out of a barbershop he owned and operated. For tax years 2021 through 2022, Musese prepared returns for clients that contained false information resulting in the clients claiming refunds to which they were not entitled. In tax year 2023, Musese allegedly continued to prepare false tax returns for clients even after his electronic filing identification number was revoked by the IRS. According to the indictment, Musese also falsified his own tax returns for 2021 and 2022. Musese faces three years in prison for each count and a maximum penalty of up to 20 years in prison for each count of wire fraud. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors. IRS Criminal Investigation is investigating the case.

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