Tax fraud

A new report from the Government Accountability Office suggests the Internal Revenue Service should increase its efforts to collaborate with the tax preparation industry and state tax authorities in the battle against identity theft and tax fraud.

A quarter million for phony work; pools, snow and fraud; bogus figures all around; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

A former Swiss banker was acquitted of helping U.S. clients dodge taxes, dealing prosecutors a dramatic loss in their efforts to hold individuals responsible after the government successfully targeted financial institutions.

The Internal Revenue Service isn’t doing enough to ensure that Electronic Filing Identification Numbers are assigned to qualified applicants or deactivated when needed, according to a new report.

So busted; many clients, not one business; plenty for wife and girlfriend; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

A federal jury in Boston has convicted a Miami CPA on multiple counts of tax fraud and obstructing the Internal Revenue Service, but he is vowing to appeal.

In Vanuatu, a remote archipelago in the South Pacific, a popular tourist attraction is something called land diving. Villagers on the lush outer island of Pentecost jump headfirst from a tall wooden tower with tree vines tied to their ankles to break their fall. For the divers, the rite of passage is a plunge into the unknown—and that’s not a bad metaphor for where this secretive tax haven is headed these days.

Coinbase Inc. customers who haven’t reported their cryptocurrency gains to the Internal Revenue Service, beware.

Bad call; anti-social behavior; wearing Frownies; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The 10,000 bitcoins that seven years ago famously paid for the delivery of two Papa John’s pizzas would be worth more than $74 million today.

The days in paradise may be numbered for those seeking refuge from heavy tax burdens in remote islands. Finance ministers representing the world’s largest market vowed to take action following the leak of records exposing prominent members of the global business A-list.

Shadow preparer; an unusual exit strategy; a Jag, a Benz and a sentence; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

American taxpayers who opted to disclose their offshore accounts to avoid prosecution paraded into a New York courtroom this week.

U.S. prosecutors filed a straightforward, easy-to-prove criminal case against former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort, leaving him with a stark choice: cooperate or fight the charges and, if he loses, face years in prison.

Paul Manafort, a former campaign manager for President Donald Trump, and his onetime business partner Rick Gates were charged with conspiracy against the U.S., the first people charged in the broad investigation into Russian meddling with the U.S. election.

Five Stars and three defendants; a fraud goes ka-boom; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

No more prep for mother and son; big refund for undercover agent; this will hurt a bit; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The Internal Revenue Service, working in partnership with state tax authorities and the tax preparation industry as part of their Security Summit initiative, reported significant progress Tuesday in the battle against tax-related identity theft, with new steps planned for next tax season.

The Internal Revenue Service has needed to significantly cut back a program that automatically followed up with people who failed to file a tax return, due to budget constraints, according to a new report.

More than 1,300 bogus returns; King of crime; retired CPA is slick non-filer; and other highlights of recent tax cases.