Tax Law Blog

Synthetic identity fraud is a driving factor behind tax crime and other forms of theft and financial fraud.

An “eggshell” audit is an IRS audit with potentially serious consequences. An eggshell audit is what it sounds like, a sensitive audit in which you hope the IRS does not look too closely at your financial dealings.

Tax fraud associated with income tax returns is a perennial pick for prosecution by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). A recent case in New York City illustrates the pursuit of such cases and an outcome that could have been worse.

Crypto is on a wild ride with some speculators recently losing life savings even as others stay the course and continue to buy in. One of the parties along for the ride is the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which scored a big win in the U.S....

The Internal Revenue Service continues to drive home the message about the danger of tax-related identity theft.

One of the most common elements of a fraudulent income tax return is a claim for unqualified dependents. So—who can you claim?

Is failure to file disclosures of offshore tax a criminal tax crime? It depends.

Filing a false tax return with foreign flair, the efforts of oligarch Oleg Tinkov to escape taxation landed him in the number seven spot on IRS: CIs Top Ten list for 2021.

Tall tales abound, even when it comes to paying taxes.

Tax crime can ensnare even those whose livelihood involves helping others out of their legal troubles.