The Latest

Highlights of some of our favorite tax-related blogs from the past week.

The Supreme Court has held that a taxpayer has a right to conduct an examination of Internal Revenue Service officials regarding their reasons for issuing a summons when he points to specific facts or circumstances plausibly raising an inference of bad faith.

Several due dates for those with offshore accounts are approaching, with far-reaching consequences for those who don’t comply.

The Internal Revenue Service generally took reasonable steps to plan for the required sequestration spending cuts in its fiscal year 2013 budget, although it needed to cut back on staffing for taxpayer service, collections and enforcement activity, according to a new government report.

Supreme Court overturns an appeals court opinion that would have allowed taxpayers to examine the IRS agents who summon them to find out if they have improper motives.

Jordan Belfort, the stock fraudster played by Leonardo DiCaprio in Martin Scorsese’s dazzling movie, “The Wolf of Wall Street,” left behind a money trail that eventually led to his downfall, according to investigators who spoke at the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners annual fraud conference.

The House Judiciary Committee has approved legislation by a wide margin that would prohibit states from taxing Internet access.

The Internal Revenue Service needs to improve its processes for disposing of unneeded computers, printers and servers, according to a new government report.

It is widely acknowledged that fraud, including fraudulent financial reporting and other improprieties targeted against businesses, has become epidemic.

Sales and use tax software developer Avalara has signed a strategic alliance with tech industry tax specialist Carolynn Iafrate Kranz to use her database and expertise to help refine Avalara’s cloud-based system.