Tax Law Blog

Money Laundering 101: What is a Suspicious Activity Report?

OFCs and Secrecy Jurisdictions: What is the Difference?

Top 10 Criminal Tax Investigations from 2024: Bitcoin Money Laundering and False Tax Returns

What is a John Doe Summons?

Avoiding Tax Crimes: IRS Dirty Dozen Schemes for 2025

Thinking of Transferring Assets Offshore? Consider these Points

US Open for Business—Shell Company Ownership Database Terminated

What Is Money Laundering?

Top 10 Criminal Tax Investigations from 2024: Stolen Tax Refunds and Business Embezzlement

Steps to Avoid Triggering an IRS Audit

Understanding Self-Employment Tax

IRS Announces CI-FIRST to Improve Data Sharing with Banks

Top Ten Criminal Tax Investigations from 2024: Tax Evasion and Terrorism

Ups and Downs: Impact of IRS Worker Purge on Tax Season

What is the Difference Between FBAR and FATCA?

Top Ten Criminal Tax Investigations from 2024: Tax Fraud and Fake Crypto

Employers and Business Owners—What is a Trust Fund Recovery Penalty?

Golden Passports Redux? Cash for Green Cards Back on the Table

Business Owner Nets Prison Term for Payroll Tax Fraud

Dispute Resolution Programs—What Do They Offer?

Living Abroad? Do Not Forget Your FBAR

Offshore Tax Evasion? IRS Granted John Doe Summons for Trident Trust

US Steps Back from Corporate Global Tax Initiative

Tax Fraud with Payroll Taxes Ends with Prison for Business Owner

IRS Audit Problem? IRS Announces Fast Track Settlement Programs

US Taxpayers Can Use Direct File for 2025 Tax Season

IRS Tips for Avoiding Tax Scams and Withholding Issues this Tax Season

Compare and Contrast: Tax Avoidance vs Tax Evasion

IRS Granted Summons to Investigate Revenue Earned on Digital Platform

Nvidia Exec Exploits Tax Tools to Save Billions

How to Report Tax Fraud to the IRS

Next Steps Following IRS Assessment or Collection Notices

Business Expense for Driving? IRS Increases 2025 Standard Mileage Rate

Prison Term for British Trader in Tax Fraud Case

Are You Ready? Dates and Details for 2025 Tax Filing Season

IRS Commissioner Likely to Change with New Administration

IRS Updates on Strategic Operating Plan Milestones

Offshore Tax Fraud Leads to Guilty Plea for Celebrity Tax Advisor

Strategies for Tax Penalty Relief From the IRS

Global Loss of US $492 Billion for Underreported Offshore Tax

Clear the Road—Possible Tax Cuts Ahead

Avoiding Employment Tax Disputes—Defining Employees and Contractors

Moving Abroad? Consider These Tax Tips

Lay and Legal Terms: What is Tax Fraud?

Illinois Business Owner Sentenced for Filing False Tax Returns

2025 Tax Inflation Adjustments Announced by the IRS

Tax Fraud and Tax Preparers: ‘Tis (Almost) the Season

What is an IP PIN and Why is It Important this Tax Season?

Ohio Office Manager Pleads Guilty to Employment Tax Fraud

California Casino to Pay $900,000 for Bank Secrecy Act Violations

IRS Basics: When the IRS Charges Interest

Failure to File Tax Returns Lands Prominent Attorney in Prison

Is Fraud Baked Into Your Employee Benefits?

Unfortunate Combo: Tax Fraud, Stolen Funds, Fake Tax Shelters

IRS Basics: A Primer on Penalties

Business Owner? What You Should Know about Trust Fund Recovery Penalties

Debts, Trusts and the IRS vs. Michael Jackson Estate

News You Can Use: What to Do When You Receive an IRS Notice of Collection

Tax Amnesty Programs—What is in it for You?

Update on High Asset Tax Collection and IRS Digital First Campaign

IRS Warns of Offer in Compromise Fraud (Again)

What is a Foreign Information Penalty?

Successful Business + Employment Tax Fraud = Prison

Panama Papers Redux: Nordea Bank to Pay $35M Fine in U.S.

When Offshore Finance Turns Risky: Understanding AML and CFT Regulations

IRS Reopens ERC Voluntary Disclosure Program

What is the Compliance Assurance Process and Can it Help Your Company?

IRS Security Summit Offers Tax Professionals Tips to Protect their Business

What is the National Taxpayer Advocate Purple Book?

Highlights of the IRS 2023 Data Book

IRS Brings in $1B in Collected Back Taxes

Of Special Interest: Emphasis Areas of IRS:CI

IRS Announces a Billion in ERC Relief Will Be Denied

What is an Audit Technique Guide?

Impact on Productivity: Tax fraud Cases Occupying IRS Time

Scams and Schemes Aimed at High Income Filers

Offshore Tax Holdings? Understand the Procedure for Filing a Late FBAR

IRS Eliminates Loophole for High-Wealth Earners

Tax Fraud 101: Terms of Art When Proving Fraud

IRS Dirty Dozen—Tax Frauds that Could Cost You Money

How the 184-Day Rule Applies to Paying Taxes in New York

SCOTUS Upholds One-Time Tax on Offshore Earnings

Understanding the Difference Between Civil and Criminal Tax Fraud

IRS:CI Countdown of 2023 Tax Fraud Cases Concludes--The Top 2

IRS Under Fire for Lack of Oversight of Tax Breaks in Puerto Rico

Up Next: IRS Dirty Dozen Tax Scams for 2024

Curious about “Indicators of Tax Fraud?”

IRS:CI 2023 Top Ten Tax Crimes: No. 3--Crypto Fraudster Pulls 20-Year Term

New IRS:CI Annual Report: What’s New in Tax Crime Enforcement

Tax Fraud 101: What is Willfulness?

Relief for New Jersey Remote Workers Paying New York Tax (sorta)

IRS:CI 2023 Top Ten Tax Crimes: No. 4--Bitcoin Money Laundering Scheme

Sketchy Tax Habits? What You Need to Know about Eggshell Audits

IRS Audits vs. Criminal Investigations: Understanding the Differences

Small Business? Keep These Tax Deductions in Mind

IRS:CI 2023 Top Ten Tax Crimes: No. 5--Copyright Infringement and Fraud

Federal Judge Rules Against the Corporate Transparency Act

Tax and Employment Fraud—Italian Style

FinCen Warns Banks of Passport Fraud Schemes

IRS:CI 2023 Top Ten Tax Crimes: No. 6--Family Tax Fraud

Audit Basics: Documents You Might Need for an Audit

Understanding What the IRS Considers Tax Fraud

High Flying Tax Fraud? IRS Targets Corporate Jets

IRS:CI 2023 Top Ten Tax Crimes: No. 7--Fraudster on the Dark Web

Back to Basics: What is an Offshore Tax Haven?

Unclaimed Tax Refunds Expiring—Are You Missing Out?

What are the Top Three Most Common Employment Tax Disputes?

IRS:CI 2023 Top Ten Tax Crimes: No 8--Cryptocurrency Founder Convicted

Understanding an IRS Civil Tax Audit

Taxpayer Beware: Is That the IRS Calling or a Scammer?

Receive an Audit Notice? Tips for Understanding What is Ahead

IRS:CI 2023 Top Ten Tax Crimes: No 9--Drug Trafficking and Tax Fraud

BOI Clarity: FinCen Chief Dispels 'Gotcha' Enforcement Fears

Understanding the Current FBAR Landscape

Taxpayer Advocate Outlines 2024 Recommendations for the IRS

IRS: CI 2023 Top Ten Tax Crimes: No 10--Filing False Tax Returns

How are Digital Assets Taxed?

Tax Season and Tax Fraud—How to Avoid Fraudulent Tax Preparers

Employee Retention Credit Disclosure Program Deadline Fast Approaching

Evidence of Tax Migration as Millionaires Return to New York

Let’s Talk Tax Season and Digital Assets

Trending Now: What is the Tax Justice Initiative?

File an Ineligible Employee Retention Credit? Here is a Way Out

Taxpayer Advocate Delivers 2023 Annual Report on the IRS to Congress

Ohio Legislators Aim at Ending State Income Tax

Tis the Season! Tax Tips You Can Use

IRS Gears Up on Initiatives to Collect on Millionaire Tax Debt

Seeing is Believing: The Taxpayer Advocate Taxpayer Roadmap

Swiss Bank to Pay More than $122 Million for Tax Fraud

Pivotal Tax Case Argued Before Supreme Court

IRS waiving $1B In Penalties for Some Taxpayers

Understanding Federal Tax Liens

EU Loses to Amazon in $270 Million Tax Battle

How the Corporate Transparency Act Affects Shell Companies

IRS Looking for Tax Payback from FTX Bankruptcy

What Are Passive Foreign Investment Companies?

The Taxman Cometh—How the IRS Collects Taxes You Owe

IRS Estimates Tax Gap for 2021 Was $688 Billion

Not Depositing Employment Taxes? There is a Penalty for That

IRS Eases Reporting on Third-Party Platform Payments Again

EU Agency Delivers Six Recommendations to Deter Offshore Tax Fraud

How Does an IRS Wage Garnishment Work?

Shakira Settles Criminal Tax Fraud Case for $7.6M

IRS:CI #1 on the Top Ten Tax Fraud List for 2022

Big Tech Tax Strategies Drop UK Tax Revenue by Almost £2bn

IRS Changing Discriminatory Audit Process

Offer-in-Compromise: What Can It Really Do for You?

IRS:CI Top Ten List: Ponzi Schemes and Prison Time

EU Report: The Latest on Global Tax Evasion

When You Owe More to the IRS Than You Can Pay

The Problem of Filing a False Tax Return

What is an IRS Levy?

False Income Tax Returns Trip Up Tax Crime Conspirators

Audits Upcoming—Employee Retention Credit Tax Scams Spur Investigations

What is an IRS Identity Protection PIN?

Tax Troubles in Illinois: Woman Convicted for Failure to File Taxes

Heads Up: IRS Boosts High Asset Tax Investigations with AI

Tax Question? The IRS Chatbot is In

Ohio Business Owner Sentenced in Tax Evasion Scheme

IRS:CI: #4: Vaping Business Tax Fraud Leads to 17-Year Prison Term

Tax Court Rebuts IRS Ability to Assess Penalty Following Failure to Report Foreign Interests

High Flying Tax Advisor Arrested for Celebrity Tax Evasion

Taxpayer Advocate Weighs in on Supervisory Approval of Tax Penalties

Oops! IRS Cannot Locate Millions of Individual and Business Tax Records

Tax Pros—Reduce Risk to Your Clients with These Tips from the IRS

What Exactly is an IRS Revenue Officer?

Flashback: The IRS, Your Email, and Your Privacy

Ohio Employers—What to Know About Payroll Taxes

IRS Security Summit Outline Industry Cyber Threats

A Michigan Man's Tax Fraud Journey: Lessons in Consequences

File Online: Taxpayers Can Go Paperless by 2024 Tax Season

Shakedown for Shakira? Spain Announces Second Tax Probe

Understanding IRS Alternative Dispute Resolution Programs

Not Changing Fast Enough—Deutsch Bank Hit With $186M Penalty

IRS: CI Top Tax Fraud Cases of 2022—#5: National Tax Fraud

Good News: IRS Ends Unannounced Officer Visits

IRS Criminal Tax Investigations: What Are They Looking For?

IRS:CI: #6 TV Personalities to Serve Years in Prison for Tax Fraud

Tax Revenue Drops in New York and California—Could Your Taxes Go Up?

Pandora Papers: Tax Fraud Investigations Roll On

What Happens When You Decide Not to File When Taxes are Owed

Tax Preparer Fraud: Is It Worth It?

Uneasy Deal for Celebrity Who Avoided Taxes

IRS Investigates Tax Fraud in Employee Retention Credit Program

Owed a 2019 Tax Refund? File Now

Rolling Over a 529 to an IRA: Understanding Your Options

Tips For Appealing an IRS Decision

Evading Employment Taxes Has Its Consequences

Help for Taxpayers Abroad—Information and Tax Resources for Expats

FBARs: The Importance of Understanding Nonwillful Conduct

Read All About It—The 2023 IRS Dirty Dozen Tax Fraud

Charged With a Tax Penalty? Here’s Why

Corporate Bankruptcies Going Up—Does This Impact Your Business?

IRS Outlines New 10-Year Strategy

IRS:CI Top Ten Tax Frauds of 2022: #7

IRS Will Use 2018 Audit Rates for Taxpayers Making Less than $400K

Verdict on 2023 Tax Season—Better and Faster Service From the IRS

Prosecutors Investigate “One of Europe’s Biggest Tax Thefts”

What Can Trigger a Tax Audit?

Career Criminal Sentenced for Tax Fraud and Evasion