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

Posted on April 9, 2019June 17, 2019 by Moskowitz LLP Posted in Criminal Tax Law

Other Posts in this Series #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 #7: Overstating Deductions #8: Fake Charities #9: Improper Claims for Business Credits #10: Failure...

Paul Manafort Is Going to Jail

Posted on March 26, 2019March 28, 2019 by Moskowitz LLP 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 LLP 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 LLP Posted in International Taxation, Criminal Tax Law, Cryptocurrency Tax Assistance

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 Moskowitz LLP 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...

Paul Manafort on Trial: Round One

Posted on August 19, 2018February 13, 2019 by Moskowitz LLP Posted in Criminal Tax Law, International Taxation

President Trump’s former campaign manager has been accused of hiding millions of dollars in foreign bank accounts, using international wires to fund a lavish lifestyle, and lying to banks to get loans for which he didn’t qualify. While we await the jury’s decision, here is a summary of the issues...

IRS Focus: Tracking Cryptocurrency

Posted on May 9, 2018February 13, 2019 by Moskowitz LLP Posted in Tax: Audits, Litigation & Collection, Criminal Tax Law, Cryptocurrency Tax Assistance, Tax Planning & Compliance

In our recent blogs on the new Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Division (IRS-CI) priorities, we noted that new IRS-CI director John D. Fort has placed his department on high alert for tax fraud involving bitcoin and other digital currencies. Here, we discuss U.S. taxpayer noncompliance and various cryptocurrency tax...

The 2018 IRS Dirty Dozen,
Part IV: Tax Return Preparer Fraud

Posted on April 12, 2018February 14, 2019 by Moskowitz LLP Posted in Criminal Tax Law, Tax Planning & Compliance, Tax: Audits, Litigation & Collection

Other Posts in this Series Part I: Identity Theft, Phone and Phishing Scams, Fake Charities Part II: Padding Deductions, Claiming Undeserved Business Credits, Falsifying Income, Inflating Refunds Part III: Abusive Tax Shelters, Offshore Tax Schemes, and Frivolous Tax Arguments Tax return preparer fraud gets its own place on the IRS...

The 2018 IRS Dirty Dozen,
Part III: Abusive Tax Shelters, Offshore Tax Schemes, and Frivolous Tax Arguments

Posted on April 10, 2018February 14, 2019 by Moskowitz LLP Posted in Tax Planning & Compliance, Criminal Tax Law, Tax: Audits, Litigation & Collection

Other Posts in this Series Part I: Identity Theft, Phone and Phishing Scams, Fake Charities Part II: Padding Deductions, Claiming Undeserved Business Credits, Falsifying Income, Inflating Refunds Part IV: Tax Return Preparer Fraud In this post we continue our coverage of tax evasion schemes with three that make it to...

The 2018 IRS Dirty Dozen,
Part II: Padding Deductions, Claiming Undeserved Business Credits, Falsifying Income, Inflating Refunds

Posted on April 5, 2018February 14, 2019 by Moskowitz LLP Posted in Tax Planning & Compliance, Criminal Tax Law, Tax: Audits, Litigation & Collection

Other Posts in this Series Part I: Identity Theft, Phone and Phishing Scams, Fake Charities Part III: Abusive Tax Shelters, Offshore Tax Schemes, and Frivolous Tax Arguments Part IV: Tax Return Preparer Fraud In our last post, we covered four schemes aimed at taking advantage of well-meaning taxpayers. The next...

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