IRS Criminal Investigation released its Fiscal Year 2025 Annual Report highlighting significant gains in identifying global financial crime. The agency reported a substantial increase in investigative results driven by expanded partnerships and strengthened financial investigative techniques. IRS-CI employees safeguarded the financial system and identified billions in financial crimes during the tax year at issue.

The agency achieved measurable growth in tax fraud enforcement and increased search warrants and prosecution referrals. IRS-CI devoted most investigative time to tax crimes and used data analytics to detect fraud and payroll schemes. A portion of investigative resources addressed narcotics matters, which produced hundreds of convictions. Cyber cases resulted in lengthy prison sentences.

In addition, IRS-CI launched two initiatives to improve cooperation with financial institutions. CI-FIRST enhanced feedback for Bank Secrecy Act compliance. The Optimizing Financial Records Requests initiative standardized document requests to shorten investigative timelines.

IR 2025-120