Tax Law Blog

The Internal Revenue Service is not known for positive reinforcement. It doesn't send out congratulations to taxpayers who fill out complicated returns perfectly or who file early. Instead, taxpayers tend to hear from the IRS when something has gone...

Over the past couple of years, Cleveland media has reported on the saga of Michael Grimm, the former U.S. Congressman from New York. Grimm was indicted last year on 20 counts, including three accusing him of aiding and assisting in the preparation of

"Main Street" of a small town 600 miles south of Cleveland has a few churches on it, a couple of auto parts stores, a sandwich shop and a Piggly Wiggly. A few blocks off of the main drag of Fairmont, North Carolina, sits an L&M Convenience Mart on a...

Back in the 1970s, she was one of America's youngest sweethearts, starring on "Little House on the Prairie." It has been awhile since Melissa Gilbert's name was mentioned in the news, and her recent return was probably not what she would have wished...

The Cleveland Plain Dealer recently reported on the latest Internal Revenue Service caution to consumers: beware of a new tax scam. Apparently scammers are calling people, posing as IRS employees and demanding payment on overdue taxes.

Regular readers of our Cleveland tax blog will undoubtedly recall recent references to the FBAR (Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts). It's essentially a report to the Internal Revenue Service on amounts of $10,000 or more in any overseas...

Despite reports in Cleveland media and elsewhere of tax enforcement struggles the Internal Revenue Service is contending with as a result of budget cuts, the agency continues to charge some business owners with criminal tax evasion.

There are at least a couple of ways to interpret the news that Internal Revenue Service budget cuts have led to decreases in services and collections. A new government report indicates that taxpayer service is on the decline (ask anyone who has...

It seems everyone has signed on to FATCA, and with the announcement that the Vatican is on-board, we do mean everyone. FATCA, as you know, is the Foreign Account Compliance Act. The deal was recently announced, though the agreement for the Vatican...