Tax Law Blog

If you are charged a penalty by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), you may wonder why and what you can do about it.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently announced its ten-year Strategic Operating Plan to revitalize the agency, support its mandate, and create a taxpayer-first culture.

An increased budget for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) means better service to taxpayers and closer attention to the tax gap. The U.S. Treasury and the IRS recently weighed in on the issue.

A California man on the run for two decades after conviction for tax fraud has been sentenced to prison.

Maybe it was a payroll tax issue that got away from you. For some, it is foreign bank accounts used but not reported. Or—a large-scale tax fraud and you are just tired of looking over your shoulder for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Are you...

Payroll tax crimes are common and usually avoidable. The plight of one business owner highlights the federal obligation to pay over employment taxes to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

A couple files a false tax return and then tries to cover up the refund they received as a result.  What could possibly go wrong?

According to the National Taxpayer Advocate, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has some work to do to better serve its customers—and its mandate.

A Nevada tax preparer grew his business through forgery and identity theft--and then sold his puffed-up preparer business to an unsuspecting buyer.

In January, the National Taxpayer Advocate delivered her annual report to Congress. The document is a “report card” on the service provided by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to its constituents—U.S. taxpayers. The report identifies problem areas...