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.
Read MoreSaving the best for last, the top two IRS:CI tax fraud matters of 2023 take a broad swipe at a multitude of IRS regulations from failure to file an FBAR report to money laundering, and tax fraud based on biofuel tax credits.
Read MoreEach year, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) releases an annual list of the schemes and scams being used against U.S. taxpayers every day. It's called the Dirty Dozen. The list is of interest to those who want to avoid being scammed and to those...
Read MoreIt is no surprise that crypto-fraud dominates the IRS:CI top ten list for 2023. Digital coin, money laundering, and tax fraud are common bedfellows. To prove the durability of crypto in tax crime, the #3 cryptocurrency case is not even about real...
Read MoreEach year, the Internal Revenue Service Crime Investigation (IRS:CI) unit releases its annual report. The report provides an inside look at the priorities, practices, and success rates of IRS:CI endeavors to reduce tax crime and encourage compliance.
Read MoreIn the fourth case in our countdown of the IRS:CI 2023 Top Ten Tax Crimes, a longtime crusader for the use of Bitcoin to replace currency is going to prison and paying back (in cash) the $3.5 million he swindled.
Read MoreWhen 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.
Read MoreThe charges against the defendant in the number five spot on the IRS:CI countdown run the gamut from money laundering to tax evasion, media piracy, and more.
Read MoreIt is a longshot to win the lottery, right? A father and his sons set out to beat the odds and ended up in the IRS:CI top ten for an elaborate tax crime.
Read MoreCriminal intent takes many forms on the internet. Our #7 entry on the IRS:CI top ten crimes prosecuted in 2023 is a defendant who made his living on the Silk Road.
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