Tax

President Barack Obama said Congress should pass legislation to rebuild U.S. infrastructure, raise the minimum wage and crack down on money laundering and tax evasion, after his administration released a plan to make it harder for people to hide money in the U.S.

The Obama administration renewed its push Thursday to make it harder for people to hide money in the U.S., jumping on momentum created by the release of leaked Panama legal documents to pressure Congress on proposals that have been languishing for years.

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

Constant vigilance is the price of fighting online fraud

The Internal Revenue Service has issued a notice and revenue procedure on requirements for investing in money market funds.

A step-by-step guide for victims of ID theft (and their advisors)

Many Individual Retirement Account holders die without having consumed the account balances; therefore, beneficiaries will be entitled to the balance.

Art dealers and collectors are coming under increasing scrutiny for offenses from fraud to tax evasion, with New York’s top cop kicking off his own campaign against tax cheats on Tuesday.

When Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. announced a merger with two overseas counterparts last August, the Atlanta-based bottler of Coke drinks in Western Europe said the deal had nothing to do with cutting its corporate tax bills.

Tax pros share their approaches to clients who get upset over not getting a refund