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Crypto: Give Unto Caesar What Is Caesar’s

Earlier this year the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) brought USA v. Ahlgren, its first crypto case with tax evasion allegations unrelated to another crime, demonstrating the DOJ’s willingness to pursue stand-alone crypto...more

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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

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New York Expands False Claims Act Tax Liability for Non-Filers

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed into law new legislation expanding the reach of the New York False Claims Act (NYFCA) to entities that fail to file tax returns in New York. Unlike the federal False Claims Act...more

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GAO Highlights Underreporting, Underpayment And Non-Filing Of Taxes

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is known as the U.S. “congressional watchdog,”. GAO is an independent, non-partisan agency that works for Congress by examining how taxpayer dollars are spent and provides...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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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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Tax Court in Brief | Sestak v. Commissioner | Badges of Fraud, Bribery, and Violation of Sharply Defined Public Policy

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Tax Litigation:  The Week of April 25th, 2022, through April 29th, 2022 Sestak v. Comm’r, TC Memo. 2022-41| April 25, 2022 | Weiler, J. | Dkt. No. 17285-18...more

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Key Takeaways | Cryptocurrency Global Tax Enforcement: What Investors and Companies in the Industry Need to Know NOW

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During a recent program discussing the latest government enforcement efforts related to cryptocurrency, we spoke with Gary Alford, one of the leading Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents in their crypto enforcement efforts,...more

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[Webinar] Cryptocurrency Global Tax Enforcement: What Investors and Companies in the Industry Need to Know NOW - June 28th, 12:00...

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Following the US Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) announcement of “Operation Hidden Treasure,” companies and individuals should prepare for increased scrutiny of virtual currency transactions. Unveiled in March, the operation...more

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Las Funciones De Examinación Del IRS Han Cambiado

En el comentario “A Closer Look: Impacting the Tax Gap”, el Comisionado del IRS, Chuck Rettig, revela que el IRS ha cambiado su enfoque de fiscalización a declaraciones de impuestos que incluyen contribuyentes de altos...more

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How IRS Finds “Mismatches” Via Its Automated Compliance Programs

The IRS uses the information it collects to detect, prevent, and reduce noncompliance and fraud.  The US Government accountability Office (GAO) produced a Tax Administration Report on December 2020 (Better Coordination Could...more

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Eleven of the IRS's Enforcement Priorities During the 2021 Tax Season

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It is tax season once again. While the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has extended this year’s filing deadline to May 17, 2021 for individuals, businesses must still file by April 15, and all U.S. taxpayers must ensure that...more

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Taxing Times - April 2021

Male Escort Gets 21 Months In Prison For Tax Case - He lied on his tax returns, resulting in a tax loss to the IRS of $278,325. A male escort who lied to the IRS about his income was sentenced to 21 months in prison and...more

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How to Successfully Request IRS Penalty Relief

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Federal tax penalties have always been an IRS priority.  But, perhaps more so today than three decades ago.  For example, in 1987, the IRS reported that it had assessed penalties of approximately $14 billion.  Compare that...more

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ExxonMobil Discovers That Amended Tax Returns Are Dangerous

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In Exxon Mobil Corp. v. United States of America, from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, ExxonMobil learned the hard way that filing amended tax returns can be very costly....more

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Taxing Times - February 2021

The chief financial officer of a company in Washington state was sentenced to one year and one day in prison after pleading guilty to four counts of income tax evasion. ...more

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Taxing Times - December 2020

Former N.Y. Elected Official Sentenced To Six Months - The court also ordered the New Yorker to pay $254,628 in restitution to the IRS. A former Town of Hempstead, New York, councilman was sentenced to six months in...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

IRS can Prove that a Taxpayer Under-Reported Income

There are Taxpayers that understate income, overstate expenses and present fraudulent claims on their tax returns for credits and deductions.  These Taxpayers run the risk of being identified by the IRS and having IRS...more

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IRS-Criminal Investigations: going on 100 years and still looking at Tax Crimes!

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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

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What is Tax Evasion?

The IRS TAX CRIMES HANDBOOK states that there are two kinds of tax evasion: (a) the willful attempt to evade or defeat the ASSESSMENT of a tax, and (b) the willful attempt to evade or defeat the PAYMENT of a tax. ...more

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Tax Fraud and the Element of Willfulness

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Tax fraud is often defined as an intentional wrongdoing on the part of a Taxpayer with the specific purpose of evading a tax known or believed owed. Tax fraud requires...more

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