Tax Law Blog

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently offered advice to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to help taxpayers avoid bad actors and others engaged in criminal tax fraud.

The career and life of a headline-making attorney took a steep dive after conviction on charges of wire fraud and obstruction of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

The number one case for criminal tax fraud in 2021, as ranked by the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation unit (IRS:CI), was a family affair involving federal COVID relief programs.

An “eggshell” audit is an IRS audit with potentially serious consequences. An eggshell audit is what it sounds like, a sensitive audit in which you hope the IRS does not look too closely at your financial dealings.

Internal company investigations are common. Most of these white-collar investigations are conducted and concluded. Others make headlines. If you receive an Upjohn warning as a result of an internal investigation, it is important to understand what...

Tax fraud associated with income tax returns is a perennial pick for prosecution by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). A recent case in New York City illustrates the pursuit of such cases and an outcome that could have been worse.

A lot of fraudulent tax returns added up to a conviction in U.S. federal court for a man who orchestrated an international tax fraud scheme.

In our countdown of the top ten criminal tax investigations in 2021 as ranked by the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) unit, we are down to number two.

In what is touted as the largest criminal tax matter against an individual taxpayer in the U.S., billionaire Robert Brockman was found competent to stand trial.

While many people do not know about it, the Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TBOR) is a powerful document that outlines the rights of U.S. taxpayers in working with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).