Tax Law Blog

Sometimes the Internal Revenue Service makes mistakes and accuses innocent people of wrongdoing. Sometimes people make mistakes and must pay large fines or even serve time behind bars.

Without a word, paintings can tell profound stories of love gained, battles lost, tragedy and triumph. It is possible that an art historian and consultant recently indicted on allegations of tax crimes is uniquely qualified to choose which...

The Department of Justice's Tax Division has come down on a dentist from Nevada with a 13 month prison sentence for tax evasion.  According the DOJ press release, the case went as follows:

The Internal Revenue Service claims that about 1 out of every 6 taxpayers fails in one way or another to comply with the tax code. If the federal agency’s estimate is accurate, you might reasonably expect the numbers of tax-related arrests to be...

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...