Tax Law Blog

Making focused use of diminishing resources, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently announced five additional compliance targets.

Concealing assets and value in foreign bank accounts during divorce can lead to an IRS criminal tax investigation.

For high wealth individuals and couples, the use of offshore tax havens is common. When done legally, placing wealth in offshore...

Secret offshore tax havens get a lot of bad press.  What are some good reasons to consider a foreign bank account?

If you are contacted or approached by a special agent of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), it is important to know what is happening and what to do. The short answer is defer contact with the agents and contact an experienced criminal tax attorney...

A recently released report looks at tax fraud convictions in the United States in 2017.

The Internal Revenue Service does not have to look hard to find tax fraud.  Recently another former IRS employee pled guilty to tax fraud and identity theft.

Question: When is a disclosure agreement not a disclosure agreement? Answer: When a party signing the disclosure fails to disclose. This unenviable position returned a Swiss Bank to the cross-hairs of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), earning it a...

A one-time campaign advisor to President Donald Trump faced federal heat on 18 counts in a Virginia courtroom.  A major contributor to his woes?  Tax fraud and unreported offshore tax holdings.

The deadline for voluntarily disclosing offshore assets is rapidly approaching. If you are aware, or suspect, that your offshore tax matters are not compliant, now is the time to act.

Pretty much any kind of correspondence from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is enough to ruin at least lunch. Receiving notice of an IRS civil tax audit can send a quiver of anxiety through anyone. To provide a heads-up on avoiding tax...