Tax Law Blog

Despite those who wish otherwise, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rarely forgets a debt, regardless of celebrity or political profile.

JP Morgan Chase is a far-flung banking colossus that offers a wide range of banking and financial services—and just cannot seem to stay out of regulatory hot water.

San Gabriel, California entrepreneurs known for their soup dumplings are putting tax evasion behind them by pleading guilty to reduced charges.

Operating a business of any size requires skill, responsibility, organization, and the ability to understand and execute on compliance issues. Sometimes proximity to stress and the company checkbook puts business owners and their company at risk if...

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.