Tax Law Blog

COVID-era financial relief programs successfully helped small businesses survive the unprecedented strain of the COVID pandemic and also provided an opportunity for a lot of bad actors to help themselves to government relief funds.

Scams are ubiquitous. Regardless of background or business, there will be a scam attempt at some point in your future. There is also the possibility that you are involved in a tax scam as well. Each year, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) posts a...

Two years ago, you took some liberties with your expense deductions on your tax return to increase a refund. You only did it once, you tell yourself, and you are not sure whether it will ever come up again. How long does the Internal Revenue Service...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Court recently issued a ruling regarding fraudulent tax returns and how they can affect taxpayers many years later.

Have you ever wondered what you might get away with on your tax return? Let’s take a look at what tax fraud means.

An extensive fraud involving COVID-era relief programs ended with an unsealed indictment alleging four co-conspirators carried out the “nation’s largest COVID tax credit fraud,” along with an attempted murder of the ringleader to avoid exposure.

Sometimes business owners are tempted to dip into payroll tax withholdings. But a Florida man took payroll tax fraud to a whole new level.

It is a new year and new tax season. It officially opened on January 27, 2025, and so here is some information to keep in mind as you start putting together your documents:

Around and around it goes. A Florida financial advisor rolled the dice on fraudulent tax shelters, filing false income tax returns, and money laundering—and he appears to be heading for a reckoning.

The Dirty Dozen list from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is an annual service that offers a heads-up to taxpayers of hot tax crime scams. The list also alerts those involved in these frauds that the IRS is paying attention and may catch up to...