Tax fraud

The Internal Revenue Service failed to deactivate its Identity Protection Personal Identification Number program after a data breach in May 2015 for nearly a year, despite repeated recommendations from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, according to a new report.

Inflating and stealing refunds, three sentenced for faking Scheduled C figures; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

More businesses are failing to remit payroll taxes, with 1.4 million employers owing approximately $45.6 billion in unpaid employment taxes, interest and penalties as of December 2015.

The scam included a bogus $1 million charitable donation and fibs to his own accountants.

The Summa Holdings ruling may be part of a broader push back against the doctrine.

The tax-fraud case may leave the Swiss bank open to a fine of as much as 4.9 billion euros ($5.3 billion).

One scheme asks preparers and taxpayers to redirect their tax refunds.

An ITS preparer sentenced, an injunction for ‘serial tax fraud,’ and other highlights of recent cases.

The Internal Revenue Service is continuing to face challenges with identity theft and taxpayer service this tax season, although there have been some improvements since last year.

Tax attorneys who didn’t file, 19 suspended preparers in Maryland, and other highlights of recent tax fraud cases.

Users of virtual currencies like bitcoin are backing an industry group to oppose tax authorities’ efforts to collect customer info.

The future of the estate tax; tax prep in the gig economy; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

A California tax prep office is robbed, plus our weekly roundup of tax fraud cases.

Caterpillar Inc., the bellwether U.S. equipment maker praised just last week by President Donald Trump, now finds itself a government target as federal tax and banking authorities raided its Illinois offices.

Ranking state taxes; Schedule M-2 spreadsheets; corporate income tax with no physical presence; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Budgetary constraints contributed to the continuing decline in caseload.

Fraudster faces charges for soliciting taxpayer info for false returns, plus other highlights of other recent cases.

In this time of great upheaval in our nation’s history, find peace in the things that remain constant—one of them being that someone will always try to use taxes to steal money.

A new alert cautions practitioners about phishing emails purporting to come from tax app companies.

Fake children and other highlights of our favorite recent tax fraud cases.