Tax Law Blog

It usually starts with a letter, and it goes downhill after that.  Not to upset you, but if you receive an audit notification from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), act now and relax later.  Let’s talk about why.

A successful restaurant and an opulent lifestyle led to a guilty plea in federal court in January as restaurateur Adel Kellel admitted he had “cooked his books” for years.

Time passes and the European Union (EU) continues to discuss a bloc-wide transaction tax.  What are they really talking about?

Micro-captive tax shelters are not popular with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).  What are they and what is the problem with micro-captives?

In a widely-viewed NFL Superbowl game, Shakira and Jennifer Lopez delivered a glittering, energetic halftime show.  While both entertainers dazzled, offstage, Shakira remains dogged by allegations of tax fraud.

A recent case from the Department of Justice (DOJ) offers an opportunity to revisit the importance of paying over employment taxes to the IRS—and the consequences if you don’t.

The scandal plaguing Danish Bank Danske took the life of the CEO at the helm, when the bank was used to launder an alleged $220 billion in funds from Russia and Eastern Europe.

The Paradise Papers strike again. One of the world’s largest companies lost a court battle over the release of tax secrets exposed in the Paradise Papers document leak.

This story has it all. Shell companies, offshore tax hacks in the Middle East, tax fraud, conspiracy to defraud the US, false tax returns, a falling out between old college buddies, and more.

Lights, camera, popcorn! "Laundromat," a Steven Soderbergh film about the Panama Papers that exposes the offshore tax liberties taken by the high-monied elite, premiered recently at the Venice International Film Festival.