Tax Law Blog

Each year, the National Taxpayer Advocate delivers an annual report to Congress. This year, the report includes 66 recommendations aimed at improving services to taxpayers, boosting taxpayer rights, and helping the IRS do its job better.

Tax season inevitably evokes a fresh set of scams and schemes aimed at your personal financial information—or your refund.

The 2024 filing season is now open. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) began accepting tax returns in late January. It is time to connect with your tax professional to collect, review, and create the appropriate returns.

Identity theft and related tax fraud are an ongoing threat. An Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN) from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) can help provide protection from return-related tax fraud.

The long arm of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tagged a Dutch tax professional in Italy for return to the U.S. to face charges of tax fraud involving high-net-worth celebrities.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Security Summit wrapped up the latest information series aimed at protecting taxpayers, businesses, and tax professionals from tax fraud and identity theft.

If there is any doubt that cyber threats are on the rise, here are just a few statistics that show the increased danger to businesses, organizations, individuals, and governmental agencies:

In its ongoing campaign to improve quality, efficiency, and customer service, the IRS has announced that it will allow taxpayers to file all major tax returns online, starting with the 2024 tax season.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reserves its Top Ten Tax Fraud list for notable schemes prosecuted in the past year. Number five is on the list likely for its national scale and sheer audacity.

Tax preparer fraud is of perennial importance to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). If you are an accountant or tax preparer who occasionally or usually stretches the legitimacy of tax returns that you prepare, there may be an IRS challenge in your...