Tax fraud

A federal appeals court in Boston has upheld the jury conviction of a CPA for filing a false tax return, despite the CPA’s claim that he relied on information provided by his client and client’s bookkeeper.

A grand jury indicted Allen Weisselberg and the company in an extraordinary challenge to the former president.

The Internal Revenue Service is focusing on cryptocurrency tax evasion with virtual currencies like Bitcoin and nonfungible tokens, employing data analytics to uncover transactions that crypto users assumed were hidden.

Congress reintroduced legislation to prevent abuses of a tax break that’s supposed to protect public lands, but is often used as a tax shelter.

Faster than a speeding fraud; significant adjustments; register schmegister; smoked out; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Late M&A banker Jean-Marc Forneri’s Swiss lawyer and wealth manager were found guilty of helping him conceal assets and dodge taxes in a French crackdown on those who facilitate financial crime.

Facing an indictment on tax charges in the U.S., McAfee had been in Spanish custody since October.

Just print n’ pay; all hair stylists are alike; risky business; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Two-state two step; primed for prison; contemptible; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

An Atlanta-area accountant was indicted on charges that he conspired to promote fraudulent tax breaks through land conservation deals that are the focus of a growing Internal Revenue Service crackdown.