Tax Law Blog

The annual IRS: CI Top Ten has returned, marking the ten most notable tax crimes of the prior year. First up is a French man going to prison in the U.S. for masterminding an international tax scam.

In the press of the pandemic and after, many businesses and other entities filed Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims. In 2023, an investigation by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) found many of those claims were not eligible. What happens next?

The Swiss institution, Banque Pictet, has admitted to helping U.S. taxpayers hide billions in undisclosed accounts.

The claims of investors in the FTX bankruptcy remain uncertain pending the resolution of a $24 billion claim by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

As we usher in the new year of 2024, it's the perfect moment to wrap up our IRS: CI Top Ten Tax Fraud list. To round off the year, we'll delve into the number one tax fraud from the IRS: CI's compilation of the most notable tax frauds in 2022.

Nearing the end of our IRS: CI Top Ten list for 2022, the second and third most memorable schemes prosecuted last year both involved Ponzi schemes, among a memorable list of other tax crimes. So—what is a Ponzi scheme?

An Illinois woman was sentenced for failing to file personal and business tax returns.

An athlete and businessman drew the number four spot on the IRS: CI list of top prosecutions of 2022.

The long arm of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tagged a Dutch tax professional in Italy for return to the U.S. to face charges of tax fraud involving high-net-worth celebrities.

While there are numerous legal ways to minimize an income tax burden, falsifying returns and committing fraud to try to get out of paying what is lawfully owed will get you into trouble with the IRS, as one Michigan man recently found out.