What is the IRS Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program and who is it designed to help? What are the guidelines for voluntary disclosure to the IRS and who is eligible to apply? The IRS Offshore Voluntary Disclosure...more
The list of state and local tax crimes seems endless: from fraud to operating a retail location without a sales tax permit. Shawn Cleveland and Robb Adkins from the BakerHostetler white collar litigation team join Matt...more
This issue of Skadden’s semiannual Cross-Border Investigations Update takes a close look at recent cases, regulatory activity and other key developments, including a review of the first year of GDPR enforcement, analysis of...more
On November 11, 2018, the IRS released its Criminal Investigation Annual Report as it begins its 2019 fiscal year and its 100th anniversary as a law enforcement agency. IRS-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) is a federal agency...more
The IRS-Criminal Investigation Unit (IRS-CI) is the Criminal Law Enforcement Arm of the IRS. Its conviction rate of over 90% is one of the highest in federal law enforcement. Those convicted pay taxes, penalties and...more
As previously reported, former U.S. Tax Court judge Diane L. Kroupa and her now estranged husband, Robert E. Fackler, were indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States, tax evasion, making and subscribing a...more
Panorama - As eleições presidenciais dos EUA entraram em uma fase de disputa com os partidos Republicano e Democrata realizando suas convenções nas próximas duas semanas para escolher Donald Trump e Hillary Clinton como...more
Overview - The U.S. Presidential Elections have shifted into overdrive with both the Republican and Democratic holding their conventions over the next two weeks to select Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton as their...more