Tax fraud

Some of the tax returns selected by Internal Revenue Service examiners for extra scrutiny didn’t have millions of dollars in refunds held last year as they were required to be, according to a new report, and in other cases the notifications weren’t sent to taxpayers.

Late receipt of wage reporting documents is reducing the capabilities of a new system for deterring tax cheats.

Tax professionals are doing their best to warn the public, but it’s a never-ending task.

A Supreme Court ruling frees taxpayers from the worry of ‘felonizing’ their return, experts say.

The service’s annual list of the worst tax scams, frauds and general bad behavior.

The decline in the number of IRS criminal investigators has led to a drop in cases sent to the Justice Department.

The new authentication process that was installed after a big data breach still isn’t protecting taxpayer info.

The Internal Revenue Service warns virtual currency users they need to disclose gains on their tax returns.

Stopped for Speedy; hitting the Breaks; Interior motive; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The Internal Revenue Service cautioned practitioners to be on the alert for the re-emergence of a cybercriminal scam that is helping fuel a dramatic uptick in reports of stolen information from firms.