Tax Law Blog

Recently filed charges against businessman and lobbyist Paul Manafort offer a wealth of advice and warning about foreign holdings and associated tax requirements.

If you are an American with foreign accounts living stateside or abroad, the foreign bank account report (FBAR) is an important annual obligation. Let’s talk about why.

A business man and his accountant have been indicted on a laundry list of tax violation charges including filing false corporate tax returns, failing to file a corporate tax return, evading individual income tax liabilities, corruptly endeavoring to...

Wouldn't it be nice to not have to pay taxes? One Florida salesmen thought so and gave it a try for over a decade. When he almost got caught, he formed a new corporation to cover up his evasion, and continued to claim personal expenses, like a...

The United States government takes tax matters very seriously. In addition to having an agency dedicated to handling tax matters, there are also agents that focus specifically on investigating criminal tax matters. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS)...

There are striking differences between a contract worker and an employee. One of the most notable is the fact that an employer is generally not responsible for the tax obligations of the contractor. The contractor, unlike an employee, is expected to...

Tax season has come to a close, providing a good opportunity to review the process taken by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) when reviewing taxes. Although most taxpayers likely filed in compliance with tax law, there are those who have not. At...

The Constitution of the United States provides a number of protections. One of the protections outlined in the Fifth Amendment is the right against self incrimination. This right has led some taxpayers to question whether the protection can be...

Tax season is upon us. It is easy to make mistakes when putting together tax forms, but some errors are more difficult for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to overlook than others. Three blunders that often cause suspicion include:

An Alaskan oncologist is facing some severe charges stemming from filing false tax documents, making false statements, taking inappropriate tax deductions, and obstruction charges. He also established a non-profit that used to fill his personal...