Tax Law Blog

Everyone understands that the Internal Revenue Service plays for keeps. If you fail to file tax returns, you will not only owe those back taxes, but you can also be assessed interest and penalties. For those who owe significant amounts, a failure to...

The staff of Robert J. Fedor, Esq., L.L.C. enjoy giving back to the community. Our very own, Benjamin Heidinger Esq., a 2012 graduate of Cleveland Marshal College of Law was a guest lecturer for Professor John Plecnik’s class on April 20, 2016.

If you drive a little more than 500 miles straight south of Cleveland, you will come to Cleveland County in North Carolina. That is where federal agents recently raided the home of a man who has allegedly failed to pay taxes on the nearly $3 million...

News out of the U.S. Department of Justice highlights yet another case of employment tax fraud. This case involves the owner of a Nevada landscaping and rock hauling business that failed to file over federal employment taxes. And in this instance,...

There’s an old song that says that you shouldn’t tug on Superman’s cape, and you should never spit into the wind. We can add another bit of wisdom to the list: Don’t file false tax returns.

The United States Department of Justice has announced that an Anchorage, Alaska, plastic surgeon concealed bank accounts in Panama and Costa Rica from the IRS. His 48 month prison sentence stems from wire fraud and tax evasion. Highlights from the...

Last time, we mentioned the recent indictment of former U.S. Tax Court judge Diane Kroupa. As we noted, it isn’t clear how much knowledge Kroupa had of the alleged false deductions claimed by her husband, nor of other wrongdoing in connection with...

Depending on who you are, tax scandals may not be all that interesting of subject matter. When the scandal involves somebody who should know better, though, it is a bit more interesting. Recently, former U.S. Tax Court judge Diane Kroupa was indicted

A federal grand jury returned an indictment on March 22, charging the operator of an anti-aging skincare company in Dayton, Ohio, with one count of corruptly endeavoring to impair and impede the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), two counts of aiding...

On April 3, journalists revealed blockbuster evidence that dozens of world leaders, public figures, celebrities and billionaires may have hidden assets offshore with the help of a Panamanian law firm called Mossack Fonseca and a network of big banks...