Tax Law Blog

An athlete and businessman drew the number four spot on the IRS: CI list of top prosecutions of 2022.

While there are numerous legal ways to minimize an income tax burden, falsifying returns and committing fraud to try to get out of paying what is lawfully owed will get you into trouble with the IRS, as one Michigan man recently found out.

Several European countries are taking a close look at their financial institutions over a tax fraud scheme involving tax refunds on the sale of stocks.

Maybe it was a payroll tax issue that got away from you. For some, it is foreign bank accounts used but not reported. Or—a large-scale tax fraud and you are just tired of looking over your shoulder for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Are you...

A tax policy created under the American Rescue Plan of 2021 is intended to ensure that taxpayers fully report proceeds that run through payment apps and e-commerce sites. Responding to blowback on the implementation of the measure this year, the...

For taxpayers with significant tax debt, an Offer in Compromise (OIC) may sound like a pretty good deal. An OIC provides an opportunity to reduce your tax liability—but it is by no means free.

Failure to file an income tax return is just one of the tax crimes for which reality television stars Todd and Julie Chrisley were sentenced to lengthy federal prison terms.

Synthetic identity fraud is a driving factor behind tax crime and other forms of theft and financial fraud.

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.

An ongoing trial in New York City focused on criminal tax fraud continues with trial delays due to COVID-19.