Tax Law Blog

The Criminal Investigation unit of the IRS (IRS-CI) collaborates with international partners to identify, investigate, and prosecute a variety of crimes around the world.

A Miami business man will spend two years in prison and still owe a tax bill of almost $10 million.  There has to be a better way.

A new British levy is expected to raise £100m to fund anti-money laundering efforts in the United Kingdom.

While some may glaze over at the thought of another annual report, the latest report from the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Unit (IRS CI) offers a little something extra—a backward glance at 100 years of tax crime fighting since...

Indicting two Chinese nationals, the Department of Justice (DOJ) pulled back the curtain around ongoing North Korean efforts to subvert sanctions and fund missile programs through massive tax crimes involving stolen cryptocurrency.

What started as a fight against extradition to the US turned into formal charges of tax fraud for a Russian banker—even as he fights to regain his health.

Avoiding allegations of tax crime is important for anyone—especially business owners or high asset individuals who are more likely to become targets of an IRS criminal investigation. When we talk about “criminal tax matters,” what do we mean? Let’s...

Entering a guilty plea on seven felonies including tax fraud, a Massachusetts man is hoping to resolve his involvement in the Panama Papers scandal--a document leak that has impacted high wealth individuals around the world.

It usually starts with a letter, and it goes downhill after that.  Not to upset you, but if you receive an audit notification from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), act now and relax later.  Let’s talk about why.

If you are a “United States person” and hold a foreign bank account with enough value during the year, you probably owe the Internal Revenue Service a Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR).