Tax Law Blog

A budget-boosted compliance effort by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is paying off. The agency announced in July that it has collected more than $1 billion in overdue taxes from high-wealth taxpayers.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is synonymous with tax collection and tax enforcement. The enforcement unit within the IRS that investigates and pursues tax crime is called Criminal Investigation (IRS:CI).

As a taxpayer, receiving a letter from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announcing an audit is an unpleasant surprise. As you worry about the audit, it can be worthwhile to understand a resource that examiners use to look at your business—an Audit...

Involvement in tax fraud can lead to serious financial penalties and prison. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) uses specific terms to discuss and investigate fraud which are worth understanding from a compliance and litigation perspective.

If you receive a letter from the IRS notifying you of an audit, you may not be too worried. If you did a good job on your taxes and have a pretty good idea of your reporting, there is not an enormous reason to sweat. If you know there is potential...

The downward spiral of a business owner or company can be triggered by a simple letter from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announcing a civil tax audit.

When audited by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), it is important to understand the focus of an audit and whether there is concern for a civil mistake or criminal wrongdoing.

Receiving notice of a tax audit from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is not unusual but usually triggers concern. Understanding what you might need for an audit can quell some of the anxiety when you get an IRS audit letter in the mail.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) routinely pursues scams and scamsters engaged in tax fraud.  The IRS also scrutinizes tax returns, annual financial reports, and other submissions for tax fraud.  So—what is tax fraud?

A new round of audits by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is aimed at corporate travel.