Law and legal issues

Phony debts; dead wrongs; all ‘zeros’; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The North Carolina appeal could have nationwide repercussions.

Condo bunco; life goes on; heavy metals; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

A private bank under investigation in Germany over a series of controversial tax deals has opened a new legal front.

The defendant is accused of selling stolen information to the German tax authorities.

Refuge of a scoundrel; elder care and hockey tickets; on the flyer; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Stat scam; shopping center switcheroo; what a pain; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

From tax reform to Wayfair, to a new direction for audit and the ongoing impact of technology, here are some of the developments that shaped the profession over the past 12 months.

Can’t impersonate guilt; Breakthrough busted; married lawyers plead; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Experts see the state’s position spurring sellers to sit up and take notice.

Big bank shuffle; tax fraud smoked; asphalt, trees and evasion; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The proposal includes prohibitions on providing legal opinions and performing certain services for a contingent fee.

Flag on the play; $7,500 in fake doctors; money funneled through the pulpit; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Michael Lynch, the former chief executive officer of Autonomy Corp., stepped down Friday as an adviser to U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May after he was charged with fraud by the U.S.

Fish tales; from the general to the illegal; dinged; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

More than 1,100 women are seeking class-action certification in a lawsuit against the Big Four firm.

Sunset for a tax scheme; $4,000 in phony refunds per return; aging badly; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

A Tax Court ruling highlights the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

The Wayfair decision gave states the ability to start demanding billions of dollars in sales taxes from internet retailers that hadn’t been collecting them.

Walls of straw; fuel for fraud; silver and gold and evasion; and other highlights of recent tax cases.