A South Florida tax preparer has been sentenced this week to two years for his role in seeking more than $2.3 million in Payroll Protection Program Funds.  Leonel Rivero, 35 submitted more than 118 fraudulent PPP loan applications.

The Internal Revenue Service has introduced what it says is an improved identity verification and sign-in process for securely accessing and using IRS online tools and applications. The agency says the process reaches more people through the expanded use of ID documents and increased help desk assistance for verifying taxpayer identities.

The Internal Revenue Service has increased the number of transcripts that can be ordered for each client. The IRS this week said tax professionals can order up to 30 Transcript Delivery System transcripts per client through the Practitioner Priority Service line.