Tax Law Blog

Even as the regulatory environment in Washington eases, a top tool of the Internal Revenue Service—the Suspicious Activity Report (SAR)—is receiving more attention these days. What is a SAR and why is it important to the IRS?

A California federal court recently authorized the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to serve a digital platform with a “John Doe” summons. Although it sounds anonymous—it is not.

Years after the stunning revelations fueled by the Panama Papers, Nordea Bank was charged by Danish authorities with involvement in $3.7 billion in questionable transactions. Stateside, Nordea recently settled allegations by New York authorities...

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) investigation into tax crime around the pandemic-era Employee Retention Credit program is in high gear and looking into fraudulent claims. Processing of legitimate ERC remains ongoing at a slow pace.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is using its historic underfunding to explain why it has failed to pursue high-asset Americans taking unlawful advantage of tax breaks in Puerto Rico.

In the fourth case in our countdown of the IRS:CI 2023 Top Ten Tax Crimes, a longtime crusader for the use of Bitcoin to replace currency is going to prison and paying back (in cash) the $3.5 million he swindled.

A federal judge in Alabama ruled in favor of the National Small Business Association in finding that the requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) constitute congressional overreach.

Criminal intent takes many forms on the internet. Our #7 entry on the IRS:CI top ten crimes prosecuted in 2023 is a defendant who made his living on the Silk Road.

In a recent statement to the House Committee on Financial Services, the Director of FinCen explained its mission and purpose in enacting the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) which became effective at the first of this year.