Tax Law Blog

We continue our walk through the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation (IRS CI)  Top Ten tax crimes of 2024.

Nobody wants to see a letter from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requesting the pleasure of their company at a tax audit. If you are interested in avoiding IRS scrutiny, it is a good idea to understand the pitfalls that may land you on the...

For many, self-employment offers opportunities and options not available in the traditional workforce. But with opportunity comes tax obligation.

Taking a more collaborative approach to fighting financial crime, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently announced a new initiative for working with banking institutions to fight tax crime.

Continuing our countdown of the IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS: CI) top ten tax crimes of 2024, we take a look at a politician nabbed for influence peddling and tax fraud, along with a case involving drug trafficking with ties to terrorism.

With seven thousand workers fired, and a bigger round of firing ahead, it is not clear what the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will be prioritizing in the future.

To counter tax fraud and tax evasion, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requires individuals who have money in a foreign bank account or offshore tax haven to file specific reports. Those reports include the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act...

Each year IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS: CI) releases its top ten list of tax crimes of the past year. The selections highlight the height of criminal tax fraud and the lengths that defendants go to mint money—if only for a little while. The...

Virtually all businesses collect payroll taxes, known as trust fund taxes, and deposit them with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). When employer payroll taxes are not reported and paid over, the IRS may pursue a trust fund recovery penalty (TFRP)....

Wealthy investors able to pony up $5 million may soon be able to buy entry into the United States and a road to citizenship through a “Gold Card.”