Tax

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The Internal Revenue Service has closed down its electronic filing PIN tool after noticing suspicious activity.

Identity thieves are continuing to target taxpayers despite the Internal Revenue Service’s efforts to better authenticate taxpayers, according to a new report.

UBS Group AG has ended a legal fight with the Internal Revenue Service, agreeing to hand over records on an American client’s account in Singapore as U.S. authorities seek to move beyond Switzerland in their fight against offshore tax evasion.

A former Credit Suisse Group AG banker pleaded guilty to helping Americans evade taxes, admitting his role after spending the past five years as a fugitive.

Highlights of some of our favorite tax-related blogs from the past week.

The Internal Revenue Service is missing out on imposing approximately $21.6 million in penalties on taxpayers who are denied entry or withdraw from its Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program, according to a new report.

The tax man cometh for some of the richest money managers in the U.S. They’ve had eight years to dream up a dodge. So far, no luck.

A roundup of our favorite recent tax fraud cases.

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said a fresh proposal for a 10-nation European financial transaction tax was a “small step” forward, though doubts remain that a deal can be reached.