Tax crimes

Robert T. Brockman was just putting the finishing touches on a new private equity fund when worrisome news arrived. Law enforcement agents had raided the home of a tax lawyer in Texas who had worked for him.

GotTime.com; $1,600 a return; whole lotta hooch; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Deductions for haircuts, consulting fee write-offs, a family estate that is treated as a business property and an aggressive refund claim could open President Donald Trump to legal risks once he’s out of office.

A Panama sentencing; ‘subcontractor’ mess; fun with funds; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Difficult and complex; $4,000 tax on $2 million; little horse sense; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Contemptuous; fashion misstatements; handwritten document; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Leniency in cancer case; rehab rip-off; repayment unlikely; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Philly fraud; under development; ran but couldn’t hide; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The matter hinges largely on whether Smith was actually the beneficial owner of Caribbean entities that received proceeds from his company’s first private equity fund, according to people familiar with the case.

All in the family; unhappy motoring; youth movement; and other highlights of recent tax cases.