Tax Law Blog

When a taxpayer does not respond to notices, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) can move to collect taxes due in several ways. One of those collection methods is paycheck garnishment, also known as a “wage levy.”

In a last-minute deal, Columbian pop star Shakira settled her case involving criminal tax charges brought by Spanish prosecutors.

As we usher in the new year of 2024, it's the perfect moment to wrap up our IRS: CI Top Ten Tax Fraud list. To round off the year, we'll delve into the number one tax fraud from the IRS: CI's compilation of the most notable tax frauds in 2022.

Multinationals continue to earn big and leave tax obligations behind, according to a group aimed at reducing international tax evasion.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is coming clean about discriminatory audit processes it has allowed for years.

Being in debt to the Internal Revenue Service applies to the wealthy, the not-so-wealthy, celebrities, and everyday taxpayers. Offers in Compromise (OIC) are touted in social media and elsewhere as a sweet deal to skate away from debt to the IRS....

Nearing the end of our IRS: CI Top Ten list for 2022, the second and third most memorable schemes prosecuted last year both involved Ponzi schemes, among a memorable list of other tax crimes. So—what is a Ponzi scheme?

Drawing back the curtain on global tax fraud, an independent EU research lab affiliated with the Paris School of Economics has released a new report on international tax evasion.

Your return is complete and you owe more money to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) than you can pay.  Or, maybe you have a long-standing tax liability with the IRS. What can you do?

A mistake or an intentional deception on a tax return can cause problems downstream. You should know what to do if you need to correct a return—or if you knowingly submitted a fraudulent tax return to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).