Tax fraud

Frankfurt prosecutors confirmed that they have charged six people — including three former London-based investment bankers — for allegedly getting improper refunds on dividend tax.

Bogus 941s; oh the pain; Full Spectrum of fraud; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

A tax preparer was found not guilty on 21 counts of tax fraud after a two-week jury trial.

Another client of Swiss financial adviser Beda Singenberger, whose accidental mailing of a list of his American clients helped federal prosecutors build dozens of tax-evasion cases, has been nabbed by the government.

Giving back; Fast time; yellow buses and luxury cars; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Criminals who pretend to be working for the IRS are asking for bank information from international taxpayers and non-resident aliens.

Jail for former IRS rep; ‘made-up’ income; Elite but guilty; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

No Silver Lining; $7 million in bogus credits; deducting bribes; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

In a new twist on an old scam, fraudsters are spoofing legitimate IRS phone numbers to demand payment on nonexistent bills.

A thousand returns and 45 bank accounts; ‘what to write and where to write it’; the Spirit was weak; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Off by $7 million; iPads and custom sofas; PEO rip-off; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The Internal Revenue Service is continuing to expand its efforts to detect tax refund fraud this tax season, according to a new report.

The Internal Revenue Service and its partners in the tax industry and state tax authorities issued a warning Monday about a wave of e-mails from cybercriminals purporting to come from “IRS Refunds.”

All in the family; end of a Dream; more flags in Maryland; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

From the oven to the money market; 38 phony checks in a day; software firm scheme crashes; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Rapper and actor DMX was sentenced to one year in prison for tax fraud for evading taxes from 2010 to 2016.

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.