Tax Law Blog

Hot weather is not the only thing sweeping the country. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently announced that it has received repeated reports of a new tax scam moving through the United States faster than the recent heat wave.

Not having a firm grasp on all the financial happenings within our country is common. There are many different agencies, departments and groups that play vital roles within our nation’s economic health. One such agency currently getting attention...

There is much confusion over how to tax a new form of currency. This new form of currency, referred to as cryptocurrency, involves the use of digital currency like Bitcoin. Investors purchase Bitcoins and use them to make other purchases in the...

Last week, a federal grand jury handed down an indictment of a former CPA charged with wire fraud, bank fraud, money laundering and tax offenses. The defendant embezzled money from a dissolving company as well as from an elderly client, while she...

Getting a letter in the mail from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) can signal any number of issues. In some cases, the correspondence provides notice of an audit. When this is the case, it is wise to take the correspondence seriously.

Wouldn't it be nice to not have to pay taxes? One Florida salesmen thought so and gave it a try for over a decade. When he almost got caught, he formed a new corporation to cover up his evasion, and continued to claim personal expenses, like a...

Tips and advice on how to avoid getting audited by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) abound. But why bother? Does it really matter if you get an IRS agent knocking on your door or a mailing from the agency stating that they are going to conduct a...

Stereotypically, strip club owners tend to be portrayed as a bit slimy and underhanded, to say the least. In the case of one Vegas strip club owner, those stereotypes weren't far from the truth. The man in question went full monty on tax fraud by...

It is not uncommon to travel for work. Various professions require travel to other states. But when do these trips trigger tax obligations in those states? This post will help provide some guidance on this slippery tax issue.

The United States government takes tax matters very seriously. In addition to having an agency dedicated to handling tax matters, there are also agents that focus specifically on investigating criminal tax matters. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS)...