Tax Law Blog

As the Paradise Papers investigation slowly unravels the reputation of high-asset notables everywhere, foreign authorities recently froze bank accounts linked to a prominent investor and KPMG.

Talk about rotten apples.  A company that sells “gift box quality” fruit from its trucks during the growing season trusted its tax filings to a bad banana. 

A recent payroll tax case prosecuted by IRS criminal tax investigation agents drives home a message about the importance of accurate payroll records and tax payments.

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 resort and spa operator is going to need some of his own R & R after pleading guilty to filing false tax returns and failing to pay nearly $2 million in taxes in Arizona. 

Here’s something you do not see very often—individuals who claim income as household help in order to commit tax fraud.  The dodge earned a North Carolina tax preparer a lot of trouble and more than ten years in prison.

For the fourth consecutive year, abusive tax shelters are on the annual “Dirty Dozen” list posted by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

Late in 2017, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rolled out a second set of campaigns to complement its strategic Large Business and International Compliance Campaigns (LB&I). 

In an effort to address international offshore tax evasion and avoidance, the European Union (EU) created a blacklist in December 2017 that identified 17 countries and put 47 more on a “gray list” for failing to meet international standards of...

A 62-year old insurance broker is going to prison for eight months for failing to file taxes. In a case similar to those that often occur across the country, this Connecticut resident failed to report a significant portion of his income and was...