Werfel, Daniel I

I.R.S. Extends Freeze of Pandemic-Era Tax Credit Amid Widespread Fraud

An internal analysis conducted by the agency found that up to 90 percent of claims are potentially fraudulent.

By Alan Rappeport

The I.R.S. estimates that 940,000 people who didn’t file their returns for that year are due back money. The deadline for filing to get it is May 17.

By Ann Carrns

Daniel Werfel, the Internal Revenue Service commissioner, pushed back against claims from Republicans that he had not been following the law.

By Alan Rappeport

Daniel Werfel will try to persuade skeptical Republicans on Thursday that funding the tax agency is a good investment.

By Alan Rappeport