Tax Law Blog

Have you ever wondered what you might get away with on your tax return? Let’s take a look at what tax fraud means.

An upswing in tax fraud around allowable tax credits continues to ensnare taxpayers and those promoting them.

When charges of tax fraud are on the table, how does the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) approach proving someone guilty?

An extensive fraud involving COVID-era relief programs ended with an unsealed indictment alleging four co-conspirators carried out the “nation’s largest COVID tax credit fraud,” along with an attempted murder of the ringleader to avoid exposure.

Tax fraud involving annual tax returns can be carried out easily—but the cost is high for those who falsify records. The same holds true for businesses and individuals whose returns are intentionally inaccurate.

Withholding and remitting employment taxes is a basic part of doing business for most U.S companies. When a business ceases to account for wage withholding with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), it is often only a matter of time before the agency...

Following an IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) case, a Seattle business owner facing allegations of filing false tax returns and tax evasion decided to go to trial — and lost.

If you own a luxe fashion store and have a regular customer who drops a lot of cash in your store, that is a good thing, right? Apparently not for Louis Vuitton Netherlands.

If you have engaged in tax evasion or other willful noncompliance, the IRS Criminal Investigation Voluntary Disclosure Practice (IRS-CI VDP) may provide a narrow window to mitigate the consequences. The program offers taxpayers an opportunity to...

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