Tax Law Blog

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.

The annual “Dirty Dozen” list of schemes and scams for this year reminds us to think twice before clicking, maintain vigilance with social media, and understand that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is watching for taxpayers who submit creative...

Globally and at home, money laundering is illegal, highly profitable—and a big problem.

Taking a more collaborative approach to fighting financial crime, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently announced a new initiative for working with banking institutions to fight tax crime.

Continuing our countdown of the IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS: CI) top ten tax crimes of 2024, we take a look at a politician nabbed for influence peddling and tax fraud, along with a case involving drug trafficking with ties to terrorism.

Virtually all businesses collect payroll taxes, known as trust fund taxes, and deposit them with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). When employer payroll taxes are not reported and paid over, the IRS may pursue a trust fund recovery penalty (TFRP)....

Tax fraud does not pay—especially fraud involving employment taxes.

A recent Jacksonville, Florida tax crime offers a mashup of payroll tax fraud, shell company schemes, workers’ compensation fraud, and cooked books for good measure.