Tax Law Blog

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has many departments, one of them being the Criminal Investigation (CI) unit. This department serves the U.S. by investigating criminal financial crimes such as tax fraud, money laundering, identity theft scams,...

The Internal Revenue Service has once again provided its top ten list of the “most prominent and high-profile criminal tax investigations” of 2021.

The Cowboy Cocktail is not an interesting after-hours beverage. It is a potent combination of a made-in-Wyoming trust added to often unregulated, infrequently scrutinized private companies.The Cowboy Cocktail put Wyoming on the global leaderboard...

Recently released, the IRS-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) Annual Report offers an inside peek at the workings of the financial and criminal tax investigation activities of the IRS.

Understanding the differences between tax fraud, tax evasion, and money laundering is important—especially as IRS enforcement continues to expand. These terms are often used interchangeably, but each offense carries unique elements, penalties, and...

Ensuring your payroll taxes are promptly paid is a key compliance issue for businesses of all sizes.

Tax Day rolls around each year. If you have delayed or simply passed on filing your tax return, you may be surprised at the difficulties it can cause.

Cryptocurrency continues to gain ground and is not going away. New legislation would close profitable loopholes for crypto users, and the IRS is signaling measures that impact transactions involving some cryptocurrencies.

JP Morgan Chase is a far-flung banking colossus that offers a wide range of banking and financial services—and just cannot seem to stay out of regulatory hot water.

Taking advantage of company perks and fringe benefits is no new thing. For a New York CFO, the practice has plunged him and the company he works for into a media circus that could send him to prison.