Tax Law Blog

The Internal Revenue Service recently issued its annual report on its criminal investigations. The agency notes that it launched 3,853 criminal investigations in fiscal year 2015 and recommends prosecution in 3,289 cases. The IRS says it obtained...

One of the potential danger zones for business owners can be found in the collection and payment of payroll taxes. Far too often, owners of small businesses find that they fall behind on their bills and are tempted to use employment taxes to...

They are eight million strong: American citizens who live in other countries. Many work overseas, have retired there, have family there, or have other reasons for living outside the US. Of course these people have bank accounts where they live.

He was writing textbooks and teaching statistics at an obscure college when a 300-year-old math mystery was solved. That's when Amir Aczel took it upon himself to explain to the world the story of "Fermat’s Last Theorem: Unlocking the Secret of an...

Running a Cleveland business is tough. Running a Cleveland business while rooting for the ever-frustrating Cleveland sports teams is even tougher.

Some of our Cleveland readers might recall that three years ago the IRS trumpeted an expansion of its Fresh Start initiative. The agency said that by making its Offer In Compromise program more flexible, “some of the most financially distressed...

On December 17, America's funniest family will celebrate its 26th year of primetime lunacy. "The Simpsons" is no longer the most popular show on TV, but it still pulls in ratings strong enough for Fox to have renewed it through at least next year.

There is little doubt that few people would want to fly on an airline owned by the Internal Revenue Service. No bag of peanuts could be worth that. While we don't know of any plans for the IRS to take to the skies, we do know that there are plans...

It's a three-hour drive west of Cleveland to Fort Wayne, Indiana. That's where two men are facing criminal charges of conspiring to commit tax evasion and tax fraud. The men are owners of Electric Vehicles Inc.

What could be better than being paid enormous sums of money to be in a TV show in which you star as yourself? It's a wonderful life for reality TV stars such as Joe and Teresa Giudice of "Real Housewives of New Jersey."