Tax Law Blog

Tax season is coming to a close—or is it?

Here is a pop quiz question:  Do you need to report anything to the Internal Revenue Service about transactions or earnings in virtual currency?  The answer:  The IRS says “yes.”

A Tennessee dentist is going to prison for a year for tax fraud.  While the news isn’t startling, the story is a cautionary tale about getting good legal help if the Internal Revenue Service approaches you.

Federal law enforcement authorities have increasingly intensified their focus on corporate misfeasance and white collar crime involving large companies. This focus has raised the stakes for directors and officers of businesses of various sizes...

University of Iowa is in hot water. Due to a technical error, the educational institution failed to collect taxes for over 2,700 student employees. This has resulted in a backlog of over $834,000 in payroll taxes.

Failing to pay payroll taxes is serious. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) does not take these matters lightly. In some cases, penalties for such violations can result in personal liability for those who are deemed responsible for paying these...

There are striking differences between a contract worker and an employee. One of the most notable is the fact that an employer is generally not responsible for the tax obligations of the contractor. The contractor, unlike an employee, is expected to...

America is going through another of its turbulent political seasons. While we have no interest in this space in choosing sides, we are interested observers who notice that Democrats and Republicans are agreed that a tax error does not have to ruin...

In latest news from the U.S. Department of Justice, we want to highlight this case of how unpaid employment taxes can add up quickly leading to serious consequences. A Germantown, Tennessee, resident and business owner was sentenced to one year in...