Tax Law Blog

Offering an example of one of its “Dirty Dozen Tax Scams,” the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) permanently barred a tax professional from preparing tax returns for others.

A 64-year-old man with a history of tax controversy pled guilty to tax crimes that will land him in prison for the next six years.

A C-Suite executive is heading for prison for almost three years after committing tax fraud that netted him $1.7 million at the expense of his company.

If you have heard one fraudulent tax scheme, you have heard them all, right? It usually involves an individual who files false income tax returns for a number of years. But for Ana Bajo of Salinas, California, a few fraudulent tax returns were not...

Britain has finally given in to pressure to require greater transparency from its far-flung territories on tax concerns.

Offshore tax havens with lax regulatory environments are the bane of legitimate governments everywhere. Using these tax...

Never believe everything you read.  A Baltimore man read a book written by a couple convicted of tax crimes and decided to try it himself.  It earned him 18-months in prison.

As the Paradise Papers investigation slowly unravels the reputation of high-asset notables everywhere, foreign authorities recently froze bank accounts linked to a prominent investor and KPMG.

A resort and spa operator is going to need some of his own R & R after pleading guilty to filing false tax returns and failing to pay nearly $2 million in taxes in Arizona. 

Here’s something you do not see very often—individuals who claim income as household help in order to commit tax fraud.  The dodge earned a North Carolina tax preparer a lot of trouble and more than ten years in prison.

It may come as no surprise that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) operates a Whistleblower program.  Recent legislative and agency changes may make whistleblowing a more profitable pursuit.