Tax Law Blog

It starts with a letter. If you are selected by the Internal Revenue Service for an audit, it is important to respond appropriately.

As the federal government struggles its way out of the longest shutdown in history, there are probably not too many tears shed for the once mighty Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Yet on both sides of the aisle, there may be concern for the growing...

In early December, the British Immigration Minister announced the Tier 1 visa program would be halted on December 7, 2018, to be followed by an audit into allegations of money laundering and tax fraud. By mid-December, the Home Office had reversed...

The Deputy Attorney General recently offered remarks on how federal prosecutors view the criminal and civil pursuit of corporate defendants.

What do maritime flags and the expensive purchase of citizenship have in common?  Oftentimes, tax fraud.

Making focused use of diminishing resources, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently announced five additional compliance targets.

Secret offshore tax havens get a lot of bad press.  What are some good reasons to consider a foreign bank account?

The Criminal Investigation (CI) Division of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is tasked with investigating criminal tax matters, financial malfeasance, and enforcing compliance. The recent release of the CI Annual Report for 2018 offers a snapshot...

A high-asset individual with significant or questionable tax liability is likely, sooner or later, to be the target of an IRS audit, or worse a criminal tax investigation.

In November of 2017 we shared the story of the conviction of an Ohio businessman on seven counts of filing false corporate, individual, and private foundation tax returns. His story moves forward as of last week when his sentencing occurred. Here's...