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?

While the name is pretty vanilla, a “John Doe” summons is an important tool when the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is looking for taxpayers who may be involved in tax evasion.

Continuing our countdown of the IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS: CI) top ten tax crimes of 2024, we take a look at a politician nabbed for influence peddling and tax fraud, along with a case involving drug trafficking with ties to terrorism.

In late December, a federal court judge authorized a summons from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requiring businesses associated with Trident Trust Group to produce information regarding foreign bank accounts and offshore tax havens used by U.S....

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) encourages taxpayers to report tax fraud and abusive tax schemes.

Winding out what will surely be the most effective years of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the agency recently updated on key milestones in its operating plan.

What’s in a word? Tax terms can be confusing, but terms related to tax crimes must be clear when allegations are on the line.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is encouraging taxpayers to obtain an Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN) as a necessary step to avoid tax fraud around tax returns.

Report and payment of employment taxes are a fundamental responsibility of business owners who employ workers in the United States. An Internal Revenue Service (IRS) criminal tax investigation recently exposed another business that collected ...

The former senior vice president and general counsel of Moody’s (a financial services company that provides credit ratings, research, and risk analysis) was sentenced to prison for failure to file his tax returns.