Tax Law Blog

As dark and gloomy as the future might look right now to a former councilwoman, it could easily have been far worse. The resident of Jupiter, Florida, was recently sentenced to 8 months in prison, followed by supervision. She was also ordered to pay...

A Louisana couple who runs a convenience store and check cashing business were sentenced for Conspiracy and Filing False Tax Returns last week. The pair worked with several co-conspirators to cash fraudulent tax refund checks while charging an...

Sometimes the Internal Revenue Service makes mistakes and accuses innocent people of wrongdoing. Sometimes people make mistakes and must pay large fines or even serve time behind bars.

He was first elected to the state legislature so long ago that Bruce Willis was just emerging as a movie star and the Beach Boys had one of the year's top hits. Yes, it has been a long time since 1988, which will undoubtedly make the transition to...

Filing false tax returns has led an expert into some big trouble. The U.S. Department of Justice has announced this week that a certified public accountant from Spokane, Washington has pled guilty to three counts of making and subscribing false...

Not reporting online sales has landed a Brooklyn, New York, business owner in a heap of trouble.  Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division has announced that more than $650,000 in income from...

In recent Justice News, the U.S. Department of Justice has released the following case indictment: "A federal grand jury in the District of Nevada returned a superseding indictment on May 10 charging a Las Vegas woman with two counts of filing false...

Most of our readers understand that certain kinds of mistakes raise red flags at the Internal Revenue Service; and when those crimson flags fly, audits are kicked off. Common red flags include the following: earning lots and lots of money, claiming...

The most joyous celebration of the year passed not long ago. Now the other end of the spectrum is getting ready to present itself: tax season.

It's a two hour drive southwest of Cleveland that takes you to the stomping ground of former Ohio representative Michael Fox. The Butler County icon was indicted back in 2009 on charges that he illegally received money from a fiber optics firm and...