Tax fraud

Fraud from the ground up; coding crook; and the nominees are; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration cautioned taxpayers to stay on “high alert” next tax season so they don’t fall prey to criminals who pretend to be employees of the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department.

Now for the clients; ‘the crimes were serious’; the jailed and the dead; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

A High Court case examines what, exactly, ‘impeding or obstructing’ the IRS means.

CPA skims half a mil; rough ride; makeup fake-up; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Fund manager David Gorton sued a U.S. law firm for fraud after its lawyers convinced him to buy into a carbon-credit investment that they had an undeclared financial interest in, according to a London lawsuit.

Lots of loot, lots of cars; figures that didn’t add up; Fast time; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Declining manpower continues to sap the Internal Revenue Service’s ability to pursue criminal cases, as the number of new investigations dropped by 11 percent over the past year and recommendations for prosecution fell by 18 percent.

The Internal Revenue Service issued a warning Wednesday to taxpayers and tax professionals about a new email scam targeting Hotmail users in which the thieves try to steal personal and financial information.

Virtual currency owners experiencing the thrill of record high values should take note that the IRS is stepping up enforcement.

Like mother, like daughter; a rep for refunds; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

For Carl J. Marinello II, the omnibus clause, or “uber” clause, in Code section 7212(a) had the effect of turning his failures to file tax returns over a period of years from misdemeanors into a felony.

CPA under-reports income; an open relationship and a hidden scheme; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Coinbase Inc. lost a bid to block an Internal Revenue Service investigation into whether some of the company’s customers haven’t reported their cryptocurrency gains.

A new report from the Government Accountability Office suggests the Internal Revenue Service should increase its efforts to collaborate with the tax preparation industry and state tax authorities in the battle against identity theft and tax fraud.

A quarter million for phony work; pools, snow and fraud; bogus figures all around; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

A former Swiss banker was acquitted of helping U.S. clients dodge taxes, dealing prosecutors a dramatic loss in their efforts to hold individuals responsible after the government successfully targeted financial institutions.

The Internal Revenue Service isn’t doing enough to ensure that Electronic Filing Identification Numbers are assigned to qualified applicants or deactivated when needed, according to a new report.

So busted; many clients, not one business; plenty for wife and girlfriend; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

A federal jury in Boston has convicted a Miami CPA on multiple counts of tax fraud and obstructing the Internal Revenue Service, but he is vowing to appeal.