Tax Law Blog

Offering an example of one of its “Dirty Dozen Tax Scams,” the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) permanently barred a tax professional from preparing tax returns for others.

In early June, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) took a step toward helping those with late payments associated with the new section 965 transition tax.

A C-Suite executive is heading for prison for almost three years after committing tax fraud that netted him $1.7 million at the expense of his company.

Never believe everything you read.  A Baltimore man read a book written by a couple convicted of tax crimes and decided to try it himself.  It earned him 18-months in prison.

As the Paradise Papers investigation slowly unravels the reputation of high-asset notables everywhere, foreign authorities recently froze bank accounts linked to a prominent investor and KPMG.

Talk about rotten apples.  A company that sells “gift box quality” fruit from its trucks during the growing season trusted its tax filings to a bad banana. 

A recent payroll tax case prosecuted by IRS criminal tax investigation agents drives home a message about the importance of accurate payroll records and tax payments.

Here is a pop quiz question:  Do you need to report anything to the Internal Revenue Service about transactions or earnings in virtual currency?  The answer:  The IRS says “yes.”

A resort and spa operator is going to need some of his own R & R after pleading guilty to filing false tax returns and failing to pay nearly $2 million in taxes in Arizona. 

Here’s something you do not see very often—individuals who claim income as household help in order to commit tax fraud.  The dodge earned a North Carolina tax preparer a lot of trouble and more than ten years in prison.