Tax Law Blog

Each year, the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation (IRS: CI) unit recounts the agency’s top ten criminal tax matters on its Twitter account. According to the IRS, the list represents the “most prominent and high-profile investigations of...

The Supreme Court of the United States recently denied a petition to review the plight of a taxpayer who was assessed an egregious fine for failing to file a report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR).

If mileage is a factor on your personal or business tax return, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) increased the standard mileage rate for 2023.

Failure to file an income tax return is just one of the tax crimes for which reality television stars Todd and Julie Chrisley were sentenced to lengthy federal prison terms.

Recent arrests in a $1 billion tax crime serve as a cautionary tale for tax professionals considering the true cost of preparing and filing fraudulent tax returns.

Synthetic identity fraud is a driving factor behind tax crime and other forms of theft and financial fraud.

The number one case for criminal tax fraud in 2021, as ranked by the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation unit (IRS:CI), was a family affair involving federal COVID relief programs.

IRS audits are a perennially important topic for U.S. taxpayers. Knowing your rights following an audit is equally important.

Tax fraud associated with income tax returns is a perennial pick for prosecution by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). A recent case in New York City illustrates the pursuit of such cases and an outcome that could have been worse.

The Criminal Investigation arm of the IRS stays busy. With more than 3,000 agents worldwide, IRS-CI is focused on bank secrecy act violations, criminal tax fraud, money laundering, and tax evasion. Earlier this year, the IRS ranked its top ten...