Tax Law Blog

For a short while, the cast of the reality TV show "Jersey Shore" were objects of fascination, with a couple of them achieving household name recognition. The MTV show aired for just three years -- from the end of 2009 to the end of 2012 -- but cast...

Most of our readers understand that certain kinds of mistakes raise red flags at the Internal Revenue Service; and when those crimson flags fly, audits are kicked off. Common red flags include the following: earning lots and lots of money, claiming...

Back in April 2015, we alerted that the DOJ was starting a new program as part of its relentless pursuit of not only taxpayers who have unreported offshore holdings, but also the banks harboring the assets and concealing the names of accountholders....

The United States Department of Justice reports that a Subway Franchisee and gas station owner plead guilty this past week to failing to report over $6 million in income between the years of 2008 and 2014.

For longtime fans of kickboxing, Dennis Alexio is a familiar figure. The former world champion left not only indelible marks on his opponents, but on viewers of his matches as well. Alexio is remembered as the man who wore a grass skirt while...

It's a three-hour drive west of Cleveland to Fort Wayne, Indiana. That's where two men are facing criminal charges of conspiring to commit tax evasion and tax fraud. The men are owners of Electric Vehicles Inc.

What could be better than being paid enormous sums of money to be in a TV show in which you star as yourself? It's a wonderful life for reality TV stars such as Joe and Teresa Giudice of "Real Housewives of New Jersey."

According to a news release by the Department of Justice, a Virginia couple was recently convicted of theft of government funds and other federal tax crimes:

It's not the mailman, and it's not your neighbor dropping by for a cup of coffee. When your doorbell rings and two special agents from the Internal Revenue Service are standing there, it means the federal agency might suspect you of a tax crime. It...

According to the Department of Justice, a Michigan Ferrari mechanic was recently sentenced to two years in prison for tax evasion and failure to file income tax returns: