Tax Law Blog

An IRS civil tax audit can be a slippery slope toward a far-reaching IRS criminal tax investigation. If you understand the process, you may have a better chance of avoiding a criminal tax charge.

Does deciding not to report income earned off the table really matter? It is not like stealing—or adding a fictitious dependent, right? What exactly constitutes a tax crime to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)?

To the big surprise of no one, Credit Suisse is back in the headlines after a whistleblower leaked information about 18,000 Swiss bank accounts.

Whether you live abroad or stateside, there are advantages to using foreign bank accounts. Like offshore tax investments, it is important to know what you are doing, and to be aware of potential downsides of these types of accounts.

The Internal Revenue Service has once again provided its top ten list of the “most prominent and high-profile criminal tax investigations” of 2021.

Tax crime pays—for a while. A North Carolina couple recently learned how expensive tax fraud can really be.

The Cowboy Cocktail is not an interesting after-hours beverage. It is a potent combination of a made-in-Wyoming trust added to often unregulated, infrequently scrutinized private companies.The Cowboy Cocktail put Wyoming on the global leaderboard...

Across the country, the commercial marijuana industry continues to grow, providing robust tax revenue and the opportunity for tax fraud and political intrigue.

A New York couple and their son may serve prison time for doing more with their dough than make pastries to sell at their three donut shops.

Understanding the differences between tax fraud, tax evasion, and money laundering is important—especially as IRS enforcement continues to expand. These terms are often used interchangeably, but each offense carries unique elements, penalties, and...