Tax fraud

The Internal Revenue Service issued a warning urging taxpayers to beware of scammers calling and emailing them about the stimulus payments they are expecting as a result of last week’s CARES Act.

Quite an education; food for thought; Motion denied; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Dying to steal; just getting behind; apple and the tree; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

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.

The Internal Revenue Service urged tax professionals and taxpayers to use the free, multi-factor authentication feature offered on tax prep software, as nearly two dozen firms reported data thefts so far.

Numbers game; we have a loser; scrapped; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Frivolous natures; debt of a salesman; tooth and justice; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The new resource includes what to do if you're the victim of ID theft, and advice for tax professionals.

The Internal Revenue Service has convinced nearly 80 percent of the taxpayers who received settlement offers after engaging in micro-captive insurance schemes to accept the settlement terms it recently offered them. But there are still thousands of other taxpayers who will be facing examinations.

Very deconstructive; snowboard job; matters of discipline; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Perfect mess; package deal; bad medicine; and other highlights of recent tax cases.