TIGTA Reports Shocking Levels of Payroll Tax Noncompliance, Fraud — and the...
The post TIGTA Reports Shocking Levels of Payroll Tax Noncompliance, Fraud — and the IRS Is Listening appeared first on Tax Attorney. The IRS has been forced to make some difficult decisions regarding...
View ArticleOwners of Pizza and Sandwich Shop First Face Raid & Then Federal Criminal Tax...
The post Owners of Pizza and Sandwich Shop First Face Raid & Then Federal Criminal Tax Charges appeared first on Tax Attorney. Many owners of retail businesses where many transactions are carried...
View ArticleWhat Happens if My Income Taxes Have Errors and I get Audited?
The post What Happens if My Income Taxes Have Errors and I get Audited? appeared first on Tax Attorney. Now that the tax filing deadline for 2017 (to file 2016 tax returns) has passed, taxpayers...
View ArticleIRS Focus on Employment Tax Fraud Can Mean Jail Time for Non-Complaint...
The post IRS Focus on Employment Tax Fraud Can Mean Jail Time for Non-Complaint Business Owners, Responsible Parties, and Payroll Processing Companies appeared first on Tax Attorney. In recent years,...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Financial Advisor Sentenced to Serve More Than 5 Years in Prison
The post North Carolina Financial Advisor Sentenced to Serve More Than 5 Years in Prison appeared first on Tax Attorney. A “financial professional” was recently sentenced to serve 65 months in prison...
View ArticleImmigrant Restauranteur Faces Multiple Tax Charges Stemming from Alleged...
The post Immigrant Restauranteur Faces Multiple Tax Charges Stemming from Alleged Improper Payroll Tax Handling appeared first on Tax Attorney. Husband and wife Pino and Lucia DiMeo immigrated to the...
View ArticleFATCA’s Future May Be Uncertain But The Government Is Still Going After FBAR...
The post FATCA’s Future May Be Uncertain But The Government Is Still Going After FBAR Violators appeared first on Tax Attorney. When it comes to the future of taxation in the United States, the only...
View ArticleRapper DMX Pleads Not Guilty to Tax Fraud
The post Rapper DMX Pleads Not Guilty to Tax Fraud appeared first on Tax Attorney. Earl Simmons, better known by his rap name “DMX,” has been recently charged with tax evasion for allegedly withholding...
View ArticleHusband Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion – Wife’s Charges Dropped
The post Husband Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion – Wife’s Charges Dropped appeared first on Tax Attorney. Guamanian couple Mario and Elaine Cortez have been charged with multiple federal tax felonies....
View ArticleVirtual Currency Update: Large FinCEN Civil Penalty Assessments and an Update...
The post Virtual Currency Update: Large FinCEN Civil Penalty Assessments and an Update Regarding IRS Coinbase Summons appeared first on Tax Attorney. $110m Civil Penalty Levied Against Russian...
View ArticleThe IRS Might Be Cyberstalking You
The post The IRS Might Be Cyberstalking You appeared first on Tax Attorney. Most taxpayers have probably worried about an audit at some point in their lives. However, they have probably not worried...
View ArticleIRS Wins Fight to Exclude Its Own Position on the Willfulness Standard from...
The post IRS Wins Fight to Exclude Its Own Position on the Willfulness Standard from Court appeared first on Tax Attorney. We previously wrote about a taxpayer that was fighting a civil penalty for...
View ArticleWashington Man Sentenced to Two and a Half Years on Tax Fraud Charges After...
The post Washington Man Sentenced to Two and a Half Years on Tax Fraud Charges After Fleeing to Mexico appeared first on Tax Attorney. A taxpayer from Washington State was sentenced to two and a half...
View ArticleFlorida Man Convicted of Tax and Wire Fraud Relating to Stolen Business Funds
The post Florida Man Convicted of Tax and Wire Fraud Relating to Stolen Business Funds appeared first on Tax Attorney. When most of those who commit crimes successfully get away with a heist, scheme,...
View ArticleShould the IRS Be Banned from Hiring Tax Attorneys to Assist with Audits?
The post Should the IRS Be Banned from Hiring Tax Attorneys to Assist with Audits? appeared first on Tax Attorney. In 2014, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) stirred up controversy after hiring a...
View ArticleAlleged Mobster Salvatore DeMeo Charged with Tax Evasion in New York
The post Alleged Mobster Salvatore DeMeo Charged with Tax Evasion in New York appeared first on Tax Attorney. Salvatore “Sallie” DeMeo, 77, alleged Mafia soldier of the Genovese crime family, was...
View ArticleNew York Tax Attorney Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Tax Evasion and IRS...
The post New York Tax Attorney Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Tax Evasion and IRS Obstruction appeared first on Tax Attorney. According to a press release recently issued by the Department of...
View ArticleFormer Collegiate Basketball Captain Sentenced to Over Three Years in Prison...
The post Former Collegiate Basketball Captain Sentenced to Over Three Years in Prison for Medicaid Fraud and Tax Evasion appeared first on Tax Attorney. According to a Department of Justice press...
View ArticleWhat Changes to the Law Are Being Proposed in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act?
The post What Changes to the Law Are Being Proposed in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act? appeared first on Tax Attorney. Tax reform has long been a subject of controversy and debate in the political sphere....
View ArticleDepartment of Justice to Change Position on Sentence Recommendations for FBAR...
The post Department of Justice to Change Position on Sentence Recommendations for FBAR Cases appeared first on Tax Attorney. For the better part of this decade, the Department Justice Tax Division,...
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