Tax

The Internal Revenue Service opened 19 percent fewer criminal investigations in fiscal 2014 than in the previous year, reflecting a decrease in budget and staffing, according to the agency.

Frustrated taxpayers are encountering ever longer wait times on phones when seeking assistance from the Internal Revenue Service as tax season draws to a close, according to the head of the union representing IRS employees.

Taxpayers who make cash contributions on or before April 15 to charities providing relief for the families of two slain New York police officers can receive an immediate tax benefit.

The consumer finance site WalletHub has released a new report ranking the states with the highest and lowest real estate and vehicle property taxes across the country.

Former UBS AG executive Hansruedi Schumacher pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the U.S. as part of the government’s prosecution of financial industry officials who help Americans dodge taxes.

Some of our favorite recent tax fraud cases.

Tax preparers share their clients' strangest misconceptions

While New York County, also known as Manhattan, topped the list of counties in 2013 ranked by average wages and salaries with $96,941, the richest county in the country during filing year 2013 in terms of average adjusted gross income was Teton County, Wyo.

April is Financial Literacy Month and Fred Slater, CPA, and Ellen Minkow, CPA, of MS 1040 LLC in New York City are offering some special tax advice.

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