Tax Law Blog

Colombian singer and artist Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, “Shakira,” recently received significant tax relief from Spain’s National Court.

In February, Vice President Vance and Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS,) discussed plans for a new assistant attorney general position to address fraud, waste, and abuse involving taxpayer-funded...

It is not unusual for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to prosecute taxpayers who engage in tax evasion, pandemic-era relief fraud or employment tax crimes. More unusual is a case in which the same business operators are accused of all three

It should not be a surprise, yet it is. An employee of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) was recently indicted on tax evasion and failure to file tax returns.

Whether you are a new or experienced business owner, you will likely encounter tax questions that require timely answers. Many business owners do not think about criminal tax issues until they receive a letter from the Internal Revenue Service...

Business owners face constant demands on their time and attention while bearing responsibility for compliance with tax and employment laws. Whether errors are accidental or deliberate, payroll tax mistakes can carry serious consequences, which is...

If you are preparing for an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) income tax audit or are already involved in the examination, it is important to understand how a routine tax audit can evolve into a criminal tax matter and what circumstances under which...

In life and in poker, litigator Thomas Goldstein played to win. A well-respected attorney who argued cases before the Supreme Court of the United States and co-founder of the popular SCOTUSblog, Goldstein received a guilty verdict after being tried...

Tax season is well underway. You have received the required earnings and account statements and may be wondering whether it is a problem that you did not file taxes for past last two years. The question crosses your mind, can I go to jail for this?

There are compliance, financial, and personal reasons why you should work with an experienced tax lawyer when challenged by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). In the moment, you may not understand the importance of legal counsel, but hindsight...