Tax Law Blog

Outlaw country music had its roots in rockabilly, blues, honky tonk and the twang and swagger of traditional country music. Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson were the greatest stars of the outlaw movement, but one of...

Not reporting online sales has landed a Brooklyn, New York, business owner in a heap of trouble.  Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division has announced that more than $650,000 in income from...

There’s an old song that says that you shouldn’t tug on Superman’s cape, and you should never spit into the wind. We can add another bit of wisdom to the list: Don’t file false tax returns.

The United States Department of Justice has announced that an Anchorage, Alaska, plastic surgeon concealed bank accounts in Panama and Costa Rica from the IRS. His 48 month prison sentence stems from wire fraud and tax evasion. Highlights from the...

Last time, we mentioned the recent indictment of former U.S. Tax Court judge Diane Kroupa. As we noted, it isn’t clear how much knowledge Kroupa had of the alleged false deductions claimed by her husband, nor of other wrongdoing in connection with...

Depending on who you are, tax scandals may not be all that interesting of subject matter. When the scandal involves somebody who should know better, though, it is a bit more interesting. Recently, former U.S. Tax Court judge Diane Kroupa was indicted

A federal grand jury returned an indictment on March 22, charging the operator of an anti-aging skincare company in Dayton, Ohio, with one count of corruptly endeavoring to impair and impede the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), two counts of aiding...

A Newington, Connecticut, insurance salesman was convicted of tax fraud in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut in Hartford following a seven-day jury trial, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the...

A Germantown, Tennessee, resident and business owner pleaded guilty to failing to pay over employment taxes to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) the Justice Department’s Tax Division announced:

Audit roulette is not as inevitably deadly as Russian roulette, but if you wind up getting audited, you might feel the difference between the two is not significant. Audit roulette is when a taxpayer knowingly underpays the Internal Revenue Service...