Tax Law Blog

Internal company investigations are common. Most of these white-collar investigations are conducted and concluded. Others make headlines. If you receive an Upjohn warning as a result of an internal investigation, it is important to understand what...

Sometimes an employment tax dispute is more than that. For a New York businessman, stashing the payroll taxes became a habit, and then a tax crime.

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

Cryptocurrency continues to gain ground and is not going away. New legislation would close profitable loopholes for crypto users, and the IRS is signaling measures that impact transactions involving some cryptocurrencies.

Operating a business of any size requires skill, responsibility, organization, and the ability to understand and execute on compliance issues. Sometimes proximity to stress and the company checkbook puts business owners and their company at risk if...

A small crew files false income tax returns and directs refund checks to accounts held in the names of the co-conspirators. Not a terribly catchy caper, and fairly common. A Washington D.C. man took it a little further by involving the identity of a...

Kenneth Johnson, 75 years old, has represented the Buckeye-Shaker neighborhood on the Cleveland City Council for decades. In July 2021, his career of service ended with his conviction of submitting fraudulent tax returns, among other tax violations.

For Ohio business owners accidentally or intentionally overdue on their employee withholding, Ohio offers a voluntary disclosure program to facilitate transition back into compliance.

This month, we bring you number two on the Criminal Investigation Division (IRS-C) list of all-time greats from the year 2020. This story involves global intrigue, offshore tax havens, and hidden foreign bank accounts.

Diverting employment taxes is easy—but how do you protect your business and prevent an employment tax dispute with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)?