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1031 Exchange Tax Audits

Posted on May 16, 2018February 13, 2019 by Moskowitz LLP Posted in Real Estate Law, Tax Planning & Compliance, Tax: Audits, Litigation & Collection

1031 exchanges are among the most closely scrutinized tax issues for auditors – they are widely used and frequently misused, with many investors running afoul of the rules. In this blog post, we will outline the main reasons for most 1031 audits, and what to look out for under the...

Cryptocurrency Holders: Avoid a Tax Audit!

Posted on May 11, 2018February 13, 2019 by Moskowitz LLP Posted in Tax: Audits, Litigation & Collection, Cryptocurrency Tax Assistance, Tax Planning & Compliance

The recent Coinbase, Inc. case marks the beginning of a new phase in IRS investigations, and U.S. taxpayers should beware that our government is unlikely to relinquish its pursuit of digital currency holders. This won't show. The IRS’s success in identifying and pursuing people with foreign accounts has forever changed...

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...

2018 Priorities of the IRS Criminal Investigation Division (IRS-CI):
Part II, Two New Initiatives for Identification and Investigation of Tax Crimes

Posted on May 4, 2018November 10, 2020 by Moskowitz LLP Posted in Cryptocurrency Tax Assistance, Tax Planning & Compliance, Tax: Audits, Litigation & Collection

This is a continuation of the first post on the 2018 IRS Criminal Investigation Division. Despite the reduction in its budget, the IRS Criminal Investigation Division (IRS-CI) has begun to implement two new initiatives that hope to improve the department’s already impressive success rate. Last year, the IRC-CI made 2,251...

2018 Priorities of the IRS Criminal Investigation Division (IRS-CI):
Part I, Types of Cases

Posted on May 1, 2018November 10, 2020 by Moskowitz LLP Posted in Tax Planning & Compliance, Cryptocurrency Tax Assistance, Tax: Audits, Litigation & Collection

Following his appointment as new Chief of the IRS Criminal Investigation Division (IRS-CI), John D. Fort announced the 2018 priority areas for IRS-CI enforcement. These goals include pursuit of specific areas of suspected taxpayer noncompliance as well as the implementation of new techniques for identification and investigation. In this post,...

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...

The 2018 IRS Dirty Dozen,
Part I: Identity Theft, Phone and Phishing Scams, Fake Charities

Posted on April 3, 2018February 14, 2019 by Moskowitz LLP Posted in Criminal Tax Law, Tax Planning & Compliance, Tax: Audits, Litigation & Collection

Other Posts in this Series Part II: Padding Deductions, Claiming Undeserved Business Credits, Falsifying Income, Inflating Refunds Part III: Abusive Tax Shelters, Offshore Tax Schemes, and Frivolous Tax Arguments Part IV: Tax Return Preparer Fraud Every year, the IRS releases a list of 12 schemes that are especially popular during...

Coinbase Accountholders Notified

Posted on March 29, 2018February 14, 2019 by Moskowitz LLP Posted in Cryptocurrency Tax Assistance, Tax Planning & Compliance, Tax: Audits, Litigation & Collection

We recently blogged about a federal court judge ordering Coinbase to release information about certain Coinbase accountholders. On February 23, 2018, Coinbase sent messages to approximately 13,000 of its customers, informing them that information regarding their accounts will be provided to the IRS for tax information purposes in accordance with the...

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