Tax Law Blog

Nearing the end of our IRS: CI Top Ten list for 2022, the second and third most memorable schemes prosecuted last year both involved Ponzi schemes, among a memorable list of other tax crimes. So—what is a Ponzi scheme?

An Illinois woman was sentenced for failing to file personal and business tax returns.

Tax fraud did not work out for an Ohio man who came up short in front of a federal jury.

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.

There are a number of celebrities in the U.S. who have paid the price for tax evasion and tax fraud, including Martha Stewart, Willie Nelson, Alex Baldwin, and Nicolas Cage (with Hunter Biden’s eventual fate still in the offing). It seems that the...

Once again, Deutsch Bank finds itself in the U.S. Federal Reserve’s gunsights for its failure to fix its anti-money laundering (AML) practices. This time, it is costing them $186M.

No one enjoys hearing from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) unless it is about a refund. Audit letters can be concerning, but an IRS criminal tax investigation can change your future.

Longtime television personalities Todd and Julie Chrisley began the next chapter in their lives—apart and behind bars—after conviction on tax and financial fraud. The prosecution of the couple made the top ten list of IRS:CI for 2022, likely for the...

Tax laws apply to everyone as one celebrity high-flier recently learned when he pled guilty to tax fraud.

A program aimed at helping employers retain workers during the pandemic is now the subject of an IRS investigation.