Tax Law Blog

A high-flying bio-tech investment advisor will report to prison in March, 2019, to serve a 30-month sentence.

What do maritime flags and the expensive purchase of citizenship have in common?  Oftentimes, tax fraud.

Taking a fresh swipe at transnational tax crime, the Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement (J5) recently announced a crackdown on enablers of global tax fraud and the inappropriate use of cryptocurrencies.

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...

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...