Tax Law Blog

While some may glaze over at the thought of another annual report, the latest report from the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Unit (IRS CI) offers a little something extra—a backward glance at 100 years of tax crime fighting since...

Indicting two Chinese nationals, the Department of Justice (DOJ) pulled back the curtain around ongoing North Korean efforts to subvert sanctions and fund missile programs through massive tax crimes involving stolen cryptocurrency.

Whether as employee or employer, taxes are a permanent workforce expectation.  Here is the lowdown on the types of schemes the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regards when initiating a civil tax audit or criminal tax investigation.

What started as a fight against extradition to the US turned into formal charges of tax fraud for a Russian banker—even as he fights to regain his health.

Avoiding allegations of tax crime is important for anyone—especially business owners or high asset individuals who are more likely to become targets of an IRS criminal investigation. When we talk about “criminal tax matters,” what do we mean? Let’s...

Entering a guilty plea on seven felonies including tax fraud, a Massachusetts man is hoping to resolve his involvement in the Panama Papers scandal--a document leak that has impacted high wealth individuals around the world.

Yesterday the Internal Revenue Service announced a sweeping series of steps aimed at assisting taxpayers during this time. This is important information for all taxpayers.

It usually starts with a letter, and it goes downhill after that.  Not to upset you, but if you receive an audit notification from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), act now and relax later.  Let’s talk about why.

If you are a “United States person” and hold a foreign bank account with enough value during the year, you probably owe the Internal Revenue Service a Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR).

A successful restaurant and an opulent lifestyle led to a guilty plea in federal court in January as restaurateur Adel Kellel admitted he had “cooked his books” for years.