Tax

Barcelona soccer star Lionel Messi, the record five-time world player of the year, was handed a 21-month prison sentence for tax fraud by a Spanish court that he’s unlikely to have to serve.

All across America, hard-working people receive their personal income tax returns and wonder why they still owe money at tax time.

UBS Group AG is fighting a demand that it provide information on French clients to tax authorities, days after Paris prosecutors separately recommended the bank go on trial for helping French citizens evade taxes.

U.S. taxpayers who entered into an IRS program that made it easier to disclose their hidden offshore bank accounts may have thought they put their legal troubles behind them. Instead, prosecutors may try to put some of them in jail for not telling all.

A roundup of our favorite recent tax fraud cases.

In-home, private-duty senior care is one of the fastest-growing segments of the care industry. The high cost of facility-based care, coupled with the desire to enjoy the comfort and convenience of home, makes employing a caregiver an increasingly popular option for families.

A primer on the int’l tax issues your business clients may face

Our weekly roundup of tax-related investment strategies and news your clients may be thinking about.

The IRS reports that it processed 134,387,120 returns from last season through May 26.

The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service have finalized a rule requiring U.S. parent companies of large multinational public and private companies to provide financial data to the IRS on a country-by-country basis.