Tax Law Blog

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)...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) doesn’t often get involved in marital disputes. In this case, the federal agency was caught in the middle of a very difficult situation.

Getting ready for upcoming nuptials is often equal parts exciting and stressful. Those who are planning a wedding are generally dealing with booking venues, choosing floral arrangements and making sure everyone has responded to invitations. It is...

Did a business attempt to get out of its tax obligations? That is what the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently argued in court. The business, which operates in New York, argues that its actions were within the law when it did not pay taxes on...