Tax Law Blog

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...

The regulatory and enforcement muscle of the Internal Revenue Service can certainly be felt in Cleveland, but the agency's might extends to Americans living in Caracas, Cape Town, Chiba and Cairo, too. These days, the IRS is squeezing hard on...

The Department of Justice's Office of Public Affairs announced the sentencing for former Arrow Trucking executive's involvement in a multi-million dollar tax fraud scheme:

Former CEO and president of Arrow Trucking, James Douglas Pielsticker, was...

Cleveland business owners are often familiar with marketing software that enables you to contact customers and potential customers, targeting them by zip codes, purchase types, area codes and other information entered into the program. You type your...

It's time for the playoffs in major league baseball, which means Cleveland Indians players will be watching the games on TV with the rest of us. Hope springs eternal, however, and if we look ahead to next year, we can picture the team picking up a...

As part of Fatca (The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act), a tax-evasion-detection program enacted in 2010, the following announcement of a new program to detect and thwart illegal tax avoidance has significant impact on foreign accounts.  You can...

Robotic voice with an imperious tone? Check. Demand for money? Check. Issuing a threat to make your life miserable? Check. It might well have seemed reasonable to an Ohio man that the voice message he had on his phone was from an authentic Internal...