Tax Law Blog

As a business owner, it is easy to slip into questionable business practices. When it becomes a slide, it is important to know what can happen—and where to get help.

In the waning days of the Trump administration, a federal prosecutor laid charges against an MIT professor as the parting salvo in the China Initiative, a program targeting the secret drain of proprietary secrets from the US to China.

Eager to avoid a tax controversy? Let’s talk about how to steer clear of filing a false tax return or one that is likely to attract the attention of the algorithms or personnel employed by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

Not likely but true—the National Rifle Association (NRA) reported the tax fraud of its own executive board.

A nanoscientist with a yen for the good life is facing a world of trouble for not disclosing his professional ties with China.

Many people get caught up in allegations of tax fraud. Recently the king of Philadelphia Cheesesteak and his son were indicted for filing false tax returns and other criminal tax charges.

How troublesome is it if you fail to file your annual tax return, or your quarterly business taxes? This is not a trick question. The answer is, “it depends.”

Most of us would not intentionally commit tax fraud. Being convicted of filing fraudulent tax returns can put a crimp in your professional life, not to mention the possibility of going to prison. Yet, some people commit tax crime without even...

If you have not received your tax refund, or it arrived late, you are not alone.

A person uses stolen identity information to file a false tax return and received a refund intended for another. The individual and their crew are caught and face prosecution. This is the story of how that happens.