Tax Law Blog

The United States ranks No. 1 on the recently updated Financial Secrecy Index (FSI), placing ahead of other jurisdictions on the list. Unfortunately, the FSI is not a sweepstakes that you want to win.

The amount of money flowing through shell companies and illicit financial networks around the globe is a significant concern for international authorities. One organization addressing the problem is the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released its 2025 Data Book, an inside look at the actions and aspirations of the agency.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) uses its Automated Underreporter (AUR) Program to compare information reported on tax returns with data submitted by vendors, employers, and financial entities. When information does not match, the AUR may flag a ...

Voluntary tax compliance is a basic concept that underpins taxation in the United States. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) works to educate and encourage voluntary tax compliance, and most taxpayers do voluntarily comply.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has a big job. As of 2019, the IRS's mission statement was, "To provide America's taxpayers top-quality service by helping them understand and meet their tax responsibilities and to enforce the law with integrity...

If you owe the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) enough money for long enough, you may meet a Revenue Officer. Understanding their role in the collection process can be helpful before you get a call from the IRS.

Thirty-two-year-old Joel Caswell owned three businesses and employed 40 workers. He also engaged in identity theft, bank fraud, payroll tax fraud, and wire fraud until an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) criminal investigation pulled the plug.

As long as there are taxes, there will be tax evasion. Countries that compete for business through favorable tax structures can create friction with neighbors concerned about lost tax revenue. Malta has attracted international companies with a...

Rust never sleeps, and apparently neither does the long reach of German law in a case involving approximately $15 million in tax losses tied to Panamanian shell companies and offshore tax havens.