As noted in a prior post (here), H.R. 3236 became Public Law No. 114-41 and provided several directives to the Secretary of the Treasury to issue regulations providing […]
In an earlier post, I discussed whether a tax LLM was worth the cost largely as a function of its affect on landing one’s first tax […]
In my experience as a federal tax prosecutor, I have previously seen cases where someone in prison (in one case on charges of return fraud already) […]
The San Diego Union Tribune recently published an article highlighting the City of San Diego’s recent approval of recreational marijuana dispensaries. As has been implicit […]
A local return preparer has pleaded guilty to preparing returns claiming over a million dollars in false refunds. In the height of tax season, this operates […]
I have previously blogged about non-income tax evasion cases prosecuted locally. A little further away, there is another example, here where a buffet owner pleaded guilty […]
The Tax Division of the U.S. Department of Justice issued a press release yesterday advising of the guilty plea of a medical office director in Northern […]
Reminding taxpayers that there are more than one way the government can skin a cat, the DOJ issued a press release last week publicizing the guilty […]
Paying undocumented workers under the table or having off-the-books cash employees often goes hand in hand with tax charges. The connection arises like a domino effect. […]
The Untied States Tax Court issued its opinion in Austin v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2017-69, on April 24, 2017. The full text of the opinion is […]