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Ballard Spahr LLP

Business Better Podcast Episode: Tax Audits, Investigations, and Global Enforcement - A Conversation with IRS Special Agent...

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In this episode, we are joined by Special Agent Jonathan Schnatz, Senior Analyst with IRS Criminal Investigation. Special Agent Schnatz will discuss his work with an international law enforcement and tax compliance group, and...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

[Webinar] Employer Uncertainty Post-Dobbs - November 29th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am PT

Five months after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, employers across the country are still wrestling with the unknown consequences and risks of doing something or nothing to help their employees located in states where the...more

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Can You Go to Jail for Not Paying Your IRS Taxes?

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Taxpayers routinely ask me if they can go to jail for not paying their federal income taxes. Admittedly, the bar is not that high for felony tax evasion—the government must only prove three elements: (i) willfulness; (ii)...more

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The Tax Man Is Back: IRS Issues First John Doe Summons in 2022 to Major Crypto Platform, Seeking Treasure Trove of Information on...

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Key Takeaways: ..The IRS issued its fourth John Doe summons against digital asset platform sFOX, seeking information regarding user identity and transaction activity over $20,000. ..The use of John Doe summonses...more

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What Tax Preparers Need to Know Before Sitting for an IRS CI Interview

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The Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation Division (IRS CI) is targeting tax preparers or the ones who prepare tax returns in 2022. IRS CI is focusing its efforts on tax preparers who underreport their clients’...more

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IRS Voluntary Disclosures and Criminal Employment Tax Violations

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Taxpayers who employ workers have obligations under federal law to withhold and remit federal employment taxes to the IRS. In addition to this withholding and payment requirement, federal law also imposes certain reporting...more

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Criminal Tax Statutes of Limitations and Suspensions: 18 U.S.C. § 3292 and the Fifth Circuit’s Decision in Pursley

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In civil and in criminal cases, the Government must generally act within a certain prescribed time to take action against taxpayers. In legal parlance, this period of time is known as the “statute of limitations.” The...more

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The IRS, Fraudulent Transfers, and Transferee Liability

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Can you be held liable for a tax liability owed by another taxpayer?  Yes, under certain circumstances.  The IRS  uses fraudulent transfer law and “transferee” liability tools to collect unpaid taxes where a taxpayer has...more

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Can You Transfer Assets to Avoid Paying Taxes to the IRS?

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In many cases, taxpayers attempt to transfer assets or property to third persons to shield those assets and property from the federal tax lien or federal tax levy. Predictably, the IRS has various tools at their disposal to...more

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