Tax Law Blog

Following a full week of trial, a Dutch tax advisor pled guilty to one count of aiding the filing of a false income tax return for celebrity clients who were U.S. taxpayers, but earned income around the world.

The former senior vice president and general counsel of Moody’s (a financial services company that provides credit ratings, research, and risk analysis) was sentenced to prison for failure to file his tax returns.

Most companies offer basic benefits to their employees. Whether it's health insurance or wellness and retirement programs, business owners have a choice of what they want to provide and how much they want to pay for the perk.

Around and around it goes. A Florida financial advisor rolled the dice on fraudulent tax shelters, filing false income tax returns, and money laundering—and he appears to be heading for a reckoning.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is empowered to collect duly owed taxes from U.S. persons. As most know, the IRS readily applies penalties on taxes that are not paid properly. Taking a deeper look into IRS penalties may help you avoid them in the...

Collection and payment of employment taxes to the U.S. Treasury funds programs like Social Security, Medicare, and federal unemployment. Failure to withhold and turn over payroll taxes can lead to a penalty against those responsible, which can be...

Singer-songwriter Michael Jackson died in 2009, but the battle over his estate lives on within his family and with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

The budget increase provided by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) continues to pay off. IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen recently provided an update on ongoing collection and...

Investigation into the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) remains a focus of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The agency recently reopened the disclosure program for businesses seeking to address improperly filed ERC applications and avoid a future...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released the latest collection of everything-IRS for the fiscal year ending September 20, 2023. Not surprisingly, it is called the IRS Data Book.