Tax Law Blog

Wells Fargo, fighting an uphill battle to rehabilitate its reputation, got an assist from the Federal Reserve in early June.

Like dollars, crypto that has been illegally sourced must be cleansed of its tarnish. How does that happen?

For entities that operate largely under the radar, shell companies gaining a lot of attention these days. What are the concerns surrounding these companies?

Money laundering is big business. Trade-based money laundering is a means by which value is washed clean by traveling in the form of commodities through national and international supply chains.

Some tax return errors are mistakes, some are not. How do you know where you stand with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) if you think there is a mistake on your personal or business returns, or if you know there is an intended error on your tax...

The latest Annual Report of the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation (IRS: CI) has been released. IRS: CI is a complex unit with a broad mandate. The annual report offers a glimpse of investigative efforts and successes in the moment.

Our countdown of the top ten tax crimes of 2024 has come to an end. The final two entries outline a calculated fall from grace by a crypto bro, and a civilian army employee who helped herself to funds intended for military families.

Sometimes business owners are tempted to dip into payroll tax withholdings. But a Florida man took payroll tax fraud to a whole new level.

Even as the regulatory environment in Washington eases, a top tool of the Internal Revenue Service—the Suspicious Activity Report (SAR)—is receiving more attention these days. What is a SAR and why is it important to the IRS?

While the name is pretty vanilla, a “John Doe” summons is an important tool when the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is looking for taxpayers who may be involved in tax evasion.