Tax Law Blog

Kenneth Johnson, 75 years old, has represented the Buckeye-Shaker neighborhood on the Cleveland City Council for decades. In July 2021, his career of service ended with his conviction of submitting fraudulent tax returns, among other tax violations.

A Chicago businessman complained his property was over-assessed. The law firm hired by the businessman pushed the case. Eventually, the state agency voted to reduce the assessment and give a tax refund to the businessman. And so, the wheels of...

For the last several months, we’ve been counting down the top five list of criminal tax charges of 2020 from the IRS Criminal Investigation Division (IRS-CI). Because of the sheer audacity of the tax fraud, we decided to include the Honorable...

Tax fraud involving identity theft is big business. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) wants to help you understand your risks, and be proactive in preventing others from gaining access to your tax ID and data.

Taking advantage of company perks and fringe benefits is no new thing. For a New York CFO, the practice has plunged him and the company he works for into a media circus that could send him to prison.

It is an old story with a new name—Swiss Life admits to helping Americans hide offshore assets and will pay a fine as a result.

Tax crime comes in all shapes, sizes, and industry. Recently, a leading Portuguese business owner and prominent art collector was arrested after a criminal tax investigation.

For Ohio business owners accidentally or intentionally overdue on their employee withholding, Ohio offers a voluntary disclosure program to facilitate transition back into compliance.

Complicated and larger than life, extradition on charges of tax crime may have been the final straw that ended the life of cyber service entrepreneur John McAfee.

Still waiting for your tax refund? The check may—or may not—be in the mail due to a sizeable backlog of returns being handled by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).