Tax Law Blog

As regular readers of our national tax law blog know, we frequently touch upon issues related to FBAR. For those unfamiliar with acronym, it stands for Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts. These reports are required for Americans who have...

Not so shockingly, not all politicians uphold the law. A congressional staffer was sentenced to prison recently for willfully failing to file an individual income tax return. Failure to file is a serious violation in the eyes of the Internal...

It is sometimes difficult to make financial decisions. You must first weigh the positives and negatives and assess the pros and cons before making a sound choice. Even the Internal Revenue Service can struggle to make decisions, a business...

Many people are relieved to see 2016 in their rearview mirror and are looking forward to the many possibilities that 2017 has to offer. One of the certainties of the new year is that we will all have to file our state and federal income tax returns...

An Oregon, Ohio psychiatrist who hid her income from the Internal Revenue Service for over six years, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for tax evasion. She evaded more than $360,000 in income tax. The Justice Department Report tells us the...

The U.S. Department of Justice recently published news of an indictment, charging the owners of sixteen adult foster care homes located throughout Michigan with 60 counts of failing to account for and pay over employment taxes. The full press release

The Internal Revenue Service is known for its relentless pursuit of people it believes are cheating on their taxes. But a new report from the Treasurer Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) says the IRS should do a better job of hunting...