Tax Law Blog

You may have been busy or decided you would just skip filing an income tax return a few years ago. Then it became a habit, and you have not filed in three years—is this a problem? Short answer? “Yes,” if you owed taxes in any of those years.

Tax preparer fraud is of perennial importance to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). If you are an accountant or tax preparer who occasionally or usually stretches the legitimacy of tax returns that you prepare, there may be an IRS challenge in your...

Tax laws apply to everyone as one celebrity high-flier recently learned when he pled guilty to tax fraud.

A program aimed at helping employers retain workers during the pandemic is now the subject of an IRS investigation.

If you opened a 529 account for your child to pay for educational expenses, new rules mean new options for funds leftover in the account.

The temptation is too great—a business owner siphons employment taxes to fund the business or his lifestyle. You may be falling behind on paying over withholding taxes right now, but are convinced no one will notice. But what if the IRS already...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has a longstanding interest in the pursuit and prosecution of those who commit tax fraud through offshore tax dodges. The National Taxpayer Advocate recently reviewed how the IRS and the courts consider penalties...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Dirty Dozen list is an annual event—a concise list of the most common scams challenging taxpayers today.

If you are charged a penalty by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), you may wonder why and what you can do about it.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently announced its ten-year Strategic Operating Plan to revitalize the agency, support its mandate, and create a taxpayer-first culture.