Tax Law Blog

Vancouver, British Columbia (BC) is known for its setting between mountain and sea, and for the rampant overgrowth that has made the city friendly to all manner of tax crime.

With years of litigation ahead, two architects of an aggressive tax fraud that enveloped Europe will learn the consequences of their free-wheeling and profitable scheme as their trials get underway.

A Brooklyn pharmacist was arrested and arraigned recently for his involvement in a drug diversion network involving illicit sale of the opioid oxycodone.

Time passes and the European Union (EU) continues to discuss a bloc-wide transaction tax.  What are they really talking about?

A leading expert on global money laundering took his research just a little too seriously—and could face up to 20 years in prison for it.

Micro-captive tax shelters are not popular with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).  What are they and what is the problem with micro-captives?

A longtime IRS criminal tax investigation yielded results when a federal grand jury in Springfield, Massachusetts handed down an indictment that could send a golf pro to prison for 20 years.

In a widely-viewed NFL Superbowl game, Shakira and Jennifer Lopez delivered a glittering, energetic halftime show.  While both entertainers dazzled, offstage, Shakira remains dogged by allegations of tax fraud.

Tax fraud and money laundering is a global problem.  One idea to tackle the issue is a Global Asset Registry.  What is it?

Allegations of tax fraud, non-disclosure of assets in foreign bank accounts, and tax crime form the basis of agreements between the Department of Justice (DOJ) and three Swiss banks.