Tax evasion

Regulating preparers, modernizing old tech and beefing up cryptocurrency reporting would yield $700 billion, according to a new report.

The ARP and local aid; advocating for higher taxes; a question of dependency; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Most at risk are taxpayers whose earnings aren’t reported to the IRS by an outside source like an employer or brokerage firm.

The Internal Revenue Service has picked TaxBit, a Salt Lake City-based company, as a subcontractor to help it do data analysis and tax calculations for audits of taxpayers with cryptocurrency.

Lawmakers are considering giving the IRS additional funding and authority to expand its tax enforcement operation.

Hundreds of IRS employees are cracking down on syndicated conservation easements, with 28,000 taxpayers under examination.

Brian Kolfage, whose work with Stephen Bannon to raise money for a U.S.-Mexico border wall resulted in a federal fraud indictment last year, faces new tax fraud charges.

Morally bankrupt; pretend preparer; lack of faith; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Convoy con; now needs counsel; third time’s the charm; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The Internal Revenue Service could be doing more to track unreported income flowing through popular peer-to-peer apps like Venmo and Zelle.