Tax fraud

The Internal Revenue Service needs to strengthen its taxpayer authentication efforts to combat identity theft, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.

Exit jail right; EINs galore; old unReliable; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Images of Paul Manafort’s multimillion-dollar houses and elegant suits, along with his tax filings, loan documents and summaries of money from foreign sources, will be displayed to jurors when he goes on trial this month.

President Vladimir Putin’s offer to help the U.S. investigate alleged Russian election meddling, hailed as an “incredible” gesture by Donald Trump, included the same allegations made by a Kremlin-linked lawyer at a controversial 2016 meeting with top campaign officials of the future president.

Disabled, in foster care and deductible; no profits but thousands in expenses; conviction overturned; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The Internal Revenue Service is encouraging practitioners to secure their client data.

One, two, three, jail!; lack of class; Deepwater sentencing; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Select falsehoods; buffet of crime; unmerrie melodies; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Leaders of tax enforcement authorities from the five countries have allied to create the Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement (or J5), to collaborate in fighting international and transnational tax crimes and money laundering.

The Internal Revenue Service has been leading the charge on investigations of Bitcoin users, with more on the way now that it has access to information from at least 14,000 customers of Coinbase.

The smaller 1040; Wayfair wrinkles; no do-over on fraudulent returns; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Cars, jewelry and rent; former IRS agent gets 52 months; brothers in crime; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

An ex-employee with the Criminal Investigation unit was found guilty of obstruction of justice and stealing government money.

Good move, Genius; thousands in gold coins; can’t afford to pay; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

There are two types of soccer executives, according to 2011 testimony given by Chuck Blazer, then the highest-ranking American in international soccer: those who take bribes, and those who pay them.

PEG nailed; taken for a ride; fifth Canadian fraud conviction; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The former CFO of a taxi management company with links to Donald Trump’s personal lawyer agreed to cooperate in ongoing investigations.

Several business names; politics as usual; fraudulent spins; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Abundant energy; ‘I wouldn’t go too high;’ maximum mileage from stolen IDs; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

New phishing emails from scammers are posing as state accounting and professional associations to lure tax pros into volunteering sensitive info, the IRS said.