Tax Law Blog

It is a fond dream cherished by many: Elimination of the Internal Revenue Service. With a wave of their hands, legislators could make the federal government’s tax-collecting agency disappear. The dream took a step closer to reality when the...

It is not uncommon for businesses struggling to pay their bills to fall behind on their payroll tax payments. Falling behind can create an array of financial and legal problems, however.

The deadline for filing your federal income tax return with the Internal Revenue Service has passed. It’s a time of year in which sighs of relief are heard across the nation – unless, of course, you are one of the people who did not meet the...

Everyone understands that the Internal Revenue Service plays for keeps. If you fail to file tax returns, you will not only owe those back taxes, but you can also be assessed interest and penalties. For those who owe significant amounts, a failure to...

The staff of Robert J. Fedor, Esq., L.L.C. enjoy giving back to the community. Our very own, Benjamin Heidinger Esq., a 2012 graduate of Cleveland Marshal College of Law was a guest lecturer for Professor John Plecnik’s class on April 20, 2016.

If you drive a little more than 500 miles straight south of Cleveland, you will come to Cleveland County in North Carolina. That is where federal agents recently raided the home of a man who has allegedly failed to pay taxes on the nearly $3 million...

News out of the U.S. Department of Justice highlights yet another case of employment tax fraud. This case involves the owner of a Nevada landscaping and rock hauling business that failed to file over federal employment taxes. And in this instance,...

There’s an old song that says that you shouldn’t tug on Superman’s cape, and you should never spit into the wind. We can add another bit of wisdom to the list: Don’t file false tax returns.

The United States Department of Justice has announced that an Anchorage, Alaska, plastic surgeon concealed bank accounts in Panama and Costa Rica from the IRS. His 48 month prison sentence stems from wire fraud and tax evasion. Highlights from the...

Last time, we mentioned the recent indictment of former U.S. Tax Court judge Diane Kroupa. As we noted, it isn’t clear how much knowledge Kroupa had of the alleged false deductions claimed by her husband, nor of other wrongdoing in connection with...