Tax fraud

The IRS cautioned tax professionals about a new version of a phishing email scam targeting them.

Businessman Lev Dermen, 53, was found guilty Monday as part of a scheme to cheat the IRS out of $512 million through a program designed to promote clean fuels.

Practitioners are working on education, prevention and remediation.

No kidding; Time’s up; jailbird; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Criminal Investigation veteran Damon Rowe will launch the new effort to fight the unscrupulous.

Papers trail; House of cards; trickle down; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Spook central; short of a grand; a low bar; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

EZ out; Totaled; to the cooler; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Leaders from the service’s Criminal Investigation unit and tax authorities from Australia, the U.K., Canada and the Netherlands met in Australia this week to set priorities in the fight against international tax crimes.

Internal Revenue Service officials said Wednesday they will be visiting approximately 800 taxpayers who earn over $100,000 a year and haven’t filed one or more tax returns in prior years.