Tax fraud

Top boss no more; wrong slide of the law; the run’s over; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Major providers will offer an option for MFA, and the IRS strongly encourages users to take advantage of this added security measure.

The IRS is working with tax professionals to warn the public about coronavirus scams.

Busted; ‘an undercover agent or anything;’ dastardly deeds; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Starting in January, the six-digit numbers will be available to everyone, not just those who have suffered from identity theft.

Island girls; five-year mission; nurse malpractitioner; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

A group of 25 Democrats in the House wrote to congressional leaders asking them to provide $12.1 billion in funding for the Internal Revenue Service, including $5.2 billion for enforcement, with an eye toward cracking down on high-income tax cheats.

Taxpayers around the world lose at least $427 billion each year to individual tax evasion and multinational corporate profit-shifting, which undercuts public funding for a COVID-19 response, according to a new report.

Drug money; Phoenix descending; stepping down; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

But the IRS would need more resources, writes Natasha Sarin, an assistant professor of law at UPenn.

The Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation unit has been initiating fewer investigations of abusive tax return preparers this past year, while also recommending fewer prosecutions, and seeing fewer indictments and prison sentences this year.

What a POS; bad bet; too sick to go to prison; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Consider acting swiftly to correct international tax form mistakes.

The auction house was accused of helping a wealthy shipping company owner avoid paying income taxes on artwork he purchased.

What a steel; there go the judge; children’s books; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The latest scheme claims to need a taxpayer’s bank account information to direct deposit a stimulus payment.

Spreading the theft around; re-routed refunds; AIG loses, mostly; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The service is better at detecting identity theft in business tax returns, according to a new report, but it’s still letting many potentially fraudulent claims get through.

The U.K. financial regulator is investigating 14 firms and six individuals over their roles in the tax scandal known as Cum-Ex, according to a person with direct knowledge of the cases.

Gone Pro’s; various ways to fraud; oxymoron; and other highlights of recent tax cases.