Tax fraud

Banco Santander SA became the latest addition to a long list of banks targeted by German prosecutors over controversial tax-driven transactions known as “Cum-Ex” that may have cost the German state about 10 billion euros ($11.5 billion).

Preparer for illegal aliens pleads; wheat tricks; Ace goes down; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

A former Julius Baer banker who leaked documents from a Cayman Islands subsidiary was cleared of breaking Swiss banking secrecy by Switzerland’s top court, creating possible problems for how the Alpine nation’s banks manage their foreign units.

Ordinary families might stash spare cash under a mattress or in a safety deposit box. South Korea’s Lee family are so rich they spent years leaving billions of dollars under the names of their employees.

U.K. cake baker Patisserie Holdings Plc suspended its chief financial officer after uncovering “significant, and potentially fraudulent, accounting irregularities” and a demand for more than a million pounds in back taxes.

The Internal Revenue Service generally is not enforcing the tip agreements it has in place with some businesses, according to a new report.

Michael “the Situation” Sorrentino, star of the MTV reality series “Jersey Shore” was sentenced to eight months in prison Friday for violating federal tax laws, while his brother Marc received a 24-month sentence.

Surety you can’t be serious; Take Your Daughter to the Scam Day; God and tile work; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Charles Rettig was barely 24 hours into his new job as President Trump’s hand-picked chief tax official when a bombshell news report hit.

New York City will seek any taxes that President Donald Trump should have paid for money he received from his late father, Mayor Bill de Blasio said, following a New York Times report on the transactions.

China ordered one of its top actresses and her associated companies to pay about 884 million yuan ($129 million) in taxes and fines, capping a months-long tax evasion probe that shook the nation’s blossoming entertainment industry.

New York state tax authorities have opened an investigation into allegations reported in the New York Times that President Donald Trump and his family created their real estate empire through “instances of outright fraud,” evading taxes on hundreds of millions of dollars.

President Donald Trump dismissed allegations in a New York Times story that he had received vastly more money from his father than previously admitted — in possible violation of tax laws — as “very old” and “boring.”

Services, stock, shenanigans; fuel for fraud; Mo’ plea; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The Internal Revenue Service’s Bank Secrecy Act program, in which it is supposed to safeguard against money laundering, is having only a minimal impact on tax compliance, according to a new report.

Just enough false income; fraud from inside a sex-offender program; payroll perp; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Fraudsters may target those who want to help victims.

Tax pros share how they handle concerns about preparer fraud.

Crown capers; with a bullet; using the jailed; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Some hoped that the TCJA would hinder cheating taxpayers; practitioners aren’t so sure.