Tax fraud

German lawmakers have called it the greatest tax heist in history.

Elusive cybersecurity pioneer John McAfee was arrested in Spain for tax evasion in the U.S.

Robert T. Brockman was just putting the finishing touches on a new private equity fund when worrisome news arrived. Law enforcement agents had raided the home of a tax lawyer in Texas who had worked for him.

GotTime.com; $1,600 a return; whole lotta hooch; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

A Panama sentencing; ‘subcontractor’ mess; fun with funds; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Difficult and complex; $4,000 tax on $2 million; little horse sense; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Contemptuous; fashion misstatements; handwritten document; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The Internal Revenue Service needs to improve how it handles third-party requests for access to taxpayer information and electronic signatures from representatives such as CPAs, enrolled agents and attorneys that could leave taxpayers at risk of identity theft, according to a new report.

The pandemic may encourage business owners to ‘borrow’ from the government.

Leniency in cancer case; rehab rip-off; repayment unlikely; and other highlights of recent tax cases.