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The 2019 IRS “Dirty Dozen” Tax Scams #7: Overstating Deductions

Posted on April 30, 2019May 3, 2019 by moskowitz Posted in Criminal Tax Law

Previous Posts in this Series #1: The Dangers of Phishing #2: Phone Scams Getting More Sophisticated #3: Watch Out for New Identity Theft Tactics #4: Tax Preparer Fraud – The Ultimate Deception #5 and #6: Inflating Tax Refunds and Falsifying Income The IRS warns taxpayers not to overstate their tax...

The 2019 IRS “Dirty Dozen” Tax Scams #5 and #6: Inflating Tax Refunds and Falsifying Income

Posted on April 25, 2019April 18, 2019 by moskowitz Posted in Criminal Tax Law

Previous Posts in this Series #1: The Dangers of Phishing #2: Phone Scams Getting More Sophisticated #3: Watch Out for New Identity Theft Tactics #4: Tax Preparer Fraud – The Ultimate Deception The next two items on the 2019 IRS Dirty Dozen tax scams list focus on how phony tax...

The 2019 IRS “Dirty Dozen” Tax Scams #4: Tax Preparer Fraud – The Ultimate Deception

Posted on April 23, 2019April 18, 2019 by moskowitz Posted in Criminal Tax Law

Previous Posts in this Series #1: The Dangers of Phishing #2: Phone Scams Getting More Sophisticated #3: Watch Out for New Identity Theft Tactics “It’s a horrible feeling to know that someone scammed you like that. It makes you doubt yourself.” - Cindy Predmore, age 61, of Pennsylvania, who was...

The 2019 IRS “Dirty Dozen” Tax Scams #3: Watch Out for New Identity Theft Tactics

Posted on April 18, 2019April 18, 2019 by moskowitz Posted in Criminal Tax Law

Previous Posts in this Series #1: The Dangers of Phishing #2: Phone Scams Getting More Sophisticated Despite recent improvements in combatting identity theft, its continued high rate warranted placement on this year’s top IRS “Dirty Dozen” tax scams. In a recent Gallop Poll, 23% of Americans reported that they or...

The 2019 IRS “Dirty Dozen” Tax Scams #2: Phone Scams Getting More Sophisticated

Posted on April 11, 2019April 18, 2019 by moskowitz Posted in Criminal Tax Law

Previous Posts in this Series #1: The Dangers of Phishing Next on the IRS list of things to watch out for this tax season are some new kinds of phone scams, that often turn abusive. Every year, the IRS warns taxpayers that it never initiates telephone calls with taxpayers. Despite...

The 2019 IRS “Dirty Dozen” Tax Scams #1: The Dangers of Phishing

Posted on April 9, 2019April 18, 2019 by moskowitz Posted in Criminal Tax Law

Every year, the IRS publishes a list of the most prevalent scams to watch out for during tax season. Phishing kicks off this year’s IRS Dirty Dozen. “Phishing,” which makes the IRS “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams every year, involves tricking people into revealing their passwords and other personal...

Paul Manafort Is Going to Jail

Posted on March 26, 2019March 28, 2019 by moskowitz Posted in Criminal Tax Law

President Trump’s former campaign chief has been sentenced to a total of seven years prison time after being found guilty of filing false tax returns, failing to file FBARs, bank fraud, and conspiracy. As noted in our August 22 blog post, Paul Manafort was convicted for failing to file an...

U.S. Department of Justice Announces New Policies for Prosecution of Corporations, Focusing on Individual Wrongdoers

Posted on January 31, 2019April 25, 2019 by moskowitz Posted in Business Law, Criminal Tax Law

Justice Department announces new policies for prosecuting individuals who are responsible for corporate wrongdoing. This past November, Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein announced that the Department of Justice has enacted changes to its policies and procedures regarding the prosecution of corporate financial fraud and other misconduct. Corporate fraud: the...

New Global Partnership Formed to Combat International Tax Crime

Posted on October 15, 2018February 13, 2019 by moskowitz Posted in Criminal Tax Law, Cryptocurrency Tax Assistance, International Taxation

Law enforcement leaders from five countries have joined efforts in their fight against international tax crime and money laundering. The new “Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement” (J5) brings together tax enforcement authorities from Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, the U.K. and the U.S. to develop new strategies in the pursuit...

Paul Manafort Found Guilty

Posted on August 22, 2018February 13, 2019 by Liz Prehn Posted in Criminal Tax Law, International Taxation

Paul Manafort has been found guilty of eight counts of filing false tax returns, failing to file FBARs, and bank fraud. The verdict is in. The jury has found Paul Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign manager, guilty of 8 of the 18 counts charged against him. Five counts of filing...

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