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Surge AI launches DAYJOB: Tax benchmark to test AI agents on 50 tax scenarios

Surge AI has released DAYJOB: Tax, a new benchmark extending its DAYJOB series (previously covering healthcare and finance) into tax preparation, compliance and advisory work. The benchmark includes 50 environments across eight areas of tax practice, where agents must produce returns, workpapers, reviews or client advice based on client records. In one test case, an agent named Opus correctly flagged a critical eligibility deadline for a home-sale tax exclusion across all five attempts, while another agent, Astra, missed it every time.

Nigerian national sentenced to 8 years for $3.3M tax fraud scheme

Chukwuemeka Victor Amachukwu, 40, was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit computer intrusions and wire fraud. He and co-conspirators ran spearphishing attacks against tax preparation firms in New York, Texas and other states between 2019 and 2021, stealing personal data from at least 800 clients to file fraudulent tax refunds and small-business loan applications. Prosecutors say he was extradited from France in August 2025 after attempting to operate from overseas.