Tax fraud

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.

Protect your clients from the Form W-2 email phishing scam that has now evolved beyond the corporate world and is spreading to other types of organizations.

Judge grants leniency to Swiss banking customer for cooperating with prosecutors.

The Justice Department wants to send a stern message by sending tax cheats to prison, but some U.S. judges have opted for a softer approach.

The free course from the National Association of Tax Professionals was a joint venture with the IRS and the Federal Trade Commission.

Using your late mother’s Social Security number for fraud, and other highlights of our favorite recent tax fraud cases.

The Internal Revenue Service is making progress on its efforts to combat stolen identity refund fraud, but the accuracy of its measurements of the identity theft problem needs to be better, according to a new government report.

Democrats on the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee are objecting to a resolution from House Republicans to repeal recently finalized Treasury Department rules that would discourage corporate tax inversions.

Legislation aimed at preventing fraud could cost the economy as much as $21 billion this month.

What a tax overhaul might look like; owing $.00 to the IRS; tax season security and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.