Tax Law Blog

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...

A criminal defense attorney in Lousiana is finding out how his clients might feel after he entered a guilty plea to tax evasion this week. He owes the governement almost one million dollars after ten years of willfully evading his taxes. The...

Cleveland small business owners know how difficult it is to keep the doors of a commercial enterprise open. Even people who devote every penny they have and every moment of their days know that many small businesses close within a year of opening.

The Internal Revenue Service recently issued its annual report on its criminal investigations. The agency notes that it launched 3,853 criminal investigations in fiscal year 2015 and recommends prosecution in 3,289 cases. The IRS says it obtained...

According to a news release by the Department of Justice, a Virginia couple was recently convicted of theft of government funds and other federal tax crimes: