Tax Law Blog

If you have a foreign bank account, hopefully you have heard about FATCA. FATCA enables the long arm of the US Treasury to require foreign entities to report offshore tax monies and assets held by US taxpayers to that agency.

In response to the COVID-19 crises, the recently passed Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act gives business owners and individual taxpayers some relief from the sudden shock of a stalled economy. In addition to understanding...

A new British levy is expected to raise £100m to fund anti-money laundering efforts in the United Kingdom.

Relieving some stress on a country devastated by viral illness, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) pushed back the traditional filing dates for income tax returns this year.

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.

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.