Tax Law Blog

Ah, it's that great time of year when the Cleveland Cavaliers are playing, the Browns are playing, and the Indians are laying plans to revive themselves in spring. Perhaps best of all, the Internal Revenue Service is in its late autumn slumber,...

According to a statement by the Department of Justice, the owner of a Maryland tax business has pleaded guilty for preparing false federal tax returns:

When you own a Cleveland business and pay employees, you must withhold federal payroll taxes. Payroll taxes include federal income taxes and social insurance taxes (paying for Social Security and Medicare). When these taxes are withheld from...

According to the Department of Justice, a Michigan Ferrari mechanic was recently sentenced to two years in prison for tax evasion and failure to file income tax returns:

The list of government departments and agencies reads like a list of who's who in our nation's capital: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sits at the very top with favorability ratings any presidential candidate would covet. Below the...

Many readers will undoubtedly recall Thomas A. Daschle. The former Senate majority leader was nominated back in the early days of the Obama administration to head the Health and Human Services Department. Had he survived the nominating process, the...

Just as April 15^th has come and gone, so too has October 15^th. Nearly everyone has filed last year's income tax return by one by of those two deadlines. Nearly. There are some folks who, for one reason or another, fail to file by April 15^th and fail...

"The Fumble" lives on in Cleveland Browns lore, and it still haunts fans. For those too young to have seen "The Fumble," it was the critical moment in the 1987 AFC championship game. Running back Earnest Byner lost the ball on a first-and-goal run...

If you owe the IRS taxes, they can take money directly from your paycheck whether or not you believe this money is due to them. In fact, they can take the money without getting a judgment against you and can take more than normal creditors,

The Department of Justice's Office of Public Affairs announced the former CEO of a pharmaceutical marketing company was sentenced to three and a half years in prison for participating in filing false tax returns and engaging in a criminal tax fraud...