Tax Law Blog

Few people enjoy paying taxes, but some taxpayers avoid taxes, while others evade them—what’s the real difference?

Luxury brand Gucci agreed to pay a record settlement to Italian authorities to settle charges of tax fraud and evasion.

A new report from the European Commission offers sobering facts about the amount of wealth held in offshore tax havens.

With no physical presence in Italy, Netflix is facing allegations of tax crime based on its use of infrastructure to deliver digital content to 1.4 million Italian subscribers.

Filing false tax returns and failure to file reports on wealth held in foreign bank accounts netted a California businessman almost two years in prison.

Caught up in the ongoing IRS Swiss Bank Program investigation of undeclared foreign assets, Zurich Life Insurance Company agreed to pay the US $5.1 million to settle claims of offshore tax fraud.

While tax crimes are committed at all income levels, the media mainly focuses on tax controversies of the rich and famous. Well-known athletes are often rich and famous, ensuring them headlines when facing tax litigation. Soccer players are included.

It started with the discovery of false income tax returns. By August 2019, eight officials of United Auto Workers and Fiat Chrysler had been sentenced—and the investigation continues.

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Finance & Development, the quarterly magazine of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), recently took a look at the crises ensuing from corruption and the global use of secret offshore tax havens.