Tax Law Blog

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.

Throughout the United States, tax preparer fraud is big business—what do you need to watch for if you use an accountant or tax preparer?

Despite a duty to turn over employment taxes to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), some business owners are tempted to withhold that money. When they do—it can lead to an IRS audit, or worse, an IRS criminal tax investigation. For a Michigan man, a...

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 it a...

A one-time campaign advisor to President Donald Trump faced federal heat on 18 counts in a Virginia courtroom.  A major contributor to his woes?  Tax fraud and unreported offshore tax holdings.

Who knows how to play the system better than those who work with it every day?  Sadly, the lure to gamble professional expertise for money proved too much for Alena Aleykina, a former special agent for the IRS Criminal Tax Investigation Unit.

Hired to prepare tax returns, Texas tax preparer Shermin Marshall instead schemed to divert funds for his own use.

As attitudes and regulations around tax havens change, so does the language we use for addressing offshore tax holdings.

If you have investments in foreign banks or tax havens, the chances are good that you are aware of your offshore reporting obligations.  But if the acronyms FATCA and FBAR have you puzzled, we can help.