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Fraud Tax Returns

Fraud is the making of false representations or engaging in deceptive behavior in order to unlawfully secure financial or personal gain. 
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The Supreme Court on tax fraud in connection with labor exploitation

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On July 9, 2025, the Italian Supreme Court issued a significant judgment (No. 25167/2025) concerning liability for fraudulent tax return filing through the use of invoices for non-existent transactions (Article 2 of...more

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Extensions, Amendments and Scams – Three Things to Keep Your Eye on During Tax Season

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As the April 15, 2025 deadline approaches, it’s essential to be prepared for filing your federal tax return. Whether you’re ready to submit your return or need more time, understanding the available options will help ensure a...more

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Tracing Offshore Accounts in Divorce: How to Uncover Hidden Assets

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Offshore accounts are appealing to those trying to hide money because they offer banking secrecy in certain jurisdictions, lax reporting requirements compared to domestic accounts, and complex structures involving shell...more

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DOJ Announces Largest Employee Retention Credit Fraud Indictment

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On January 22, 2025, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the indictment of seven individuals in the largest Employee Retention Credit (ERC) fraud scheme to date. According to the indictment, the defendants filed more...more

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How to Defend Against Identity Theft This Tax Season

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In recent years, identity theft cases have surged, especially during tax season. According to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in 2022, the federal agency identified and prevented USD 5.7 billion in tax-related fraud, and...more

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Thorny Issues Concerning the Statute of Limitations for Declaratory Relief and Breach of Fiduciary Duty

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Statutes of limitations limit the time within which a defendant can be held liable for any type of alleged wrongdoing. Plaintiffs who do not pursue their rights within the limitations period will find the courthouse doors...more

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IRS Resumes Processing New Claims for Employee Retention Credit

After lifting the moratorium on processing tax refund claims, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has begun processing a large backlog of claims for the employee retention tax credit (ERC), aimed at businesses impacted by...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Weekly IRS Roundup March 25 – March 29, 2024

Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of March 25, 2024 – March 29, 2024....more

DarrowEverett LLP

The Brass Tacks: IRS Creates Process for Withdrawing ERC Claims

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The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) recently granted employers a means to avoid interest and penalties on inappropriately taken Employee Retention Tax Credit (“ERC”) claims. This surely will come as a relief to taxpayers who...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Arkansas Men Convicted in $18 Million Global Investment Fraud Conspiracy

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Arkansas Men Convicted in $18 Million Global Investment Fraud Conspiracy - A federal jury in the Western District of Arkansas convicted four men of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit money...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Court Unseals Charges Alleging Nearly $15 Million in Fraudulent PPP Loans

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Court Unseals Charges Alleging Nearly $15 Million in Fraudulent PPP Loans - Earlier this week, federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York announced the unsealing of a criminal complaint charging six...more

Blank Rome LLP

Case Dismissed: NY Court Throws Out Attorney General’s Lawsuit Alleging Fraudulent Sales Tax Returns

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The Supreme Court of the State of New York for New York County dismissed a lawsuit brought by the state attorney general (“AG”) under the New York State False Claims Act alleging that a company made “reverse false claims” by...more

Freeman Law

DOJ-Tax Alleges President of We Build the Wall Filed a False Tax Return and Committed Wire Fraud

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Taxpayers who file false tax returns with the IRS can find themselves in hot water.  Indeed, section 7206(1) of the Internal Revenue Code (“Title 26”) makes it a felony to file a false return when the taxpayer knows that the...more

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Theft Loss Deduction – the “Discovery Year”

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A recent Tax Court case has highlighted the importance for individual taxpayers in determining the “discovery year” for the purpose of taking a theft loss deduction. In Giambrone v. Commissioner, the Tax Court held that the...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines – COVID-19 D.C. Update – September 2020 # 13

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In Washington - Trump health administration officials testified Wednesday before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on the nation's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Anthony Fauci of the NIH,...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Texas Man Charged for Allegedly Filing False PPP Loan Applications

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COVID Relief Program Fraud Charges - DOJ continues to announce charges against defendants accused of fraud in connection with allegedly false loan applications submitted under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)...more

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Ex-Microsoft software engineer convicted of embezzling $10 million in digital value

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A Ukrainian man living in the U.S. is facing up to 20 years in prison after being convicted of 18 federal felonies to defraud his former employer Microsoft out of more than $10 million in digital value. ...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

MoFo New York Tax Insights - Volume 9, Issue 4

TRIBUNAL REMANDS $100 MILLION SALES TAX REFUND CASE TO ALJ - After the New York State Appellate Division reversed the Tax Appeals Tribunal’s earlier decision denying a sales tax refund of over $100 million, the Tax...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

New York City ALJ Determines Company Did Not File Fraudulent Tax Returns and That Limitations Period Remains Closed

A New York City Administrative Law Judge held that a taxpayer’s real property transfer tax returns were not false or fraudulent and therefore the Department of Finance could not reopen the closed three-year statute of...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Fraud Alert: Computer Hackers Target HR and Payroll Departments – Guard Your W-2s!

Have you by chance recently received an email from your company’s CEO requesting copies of employee W-2 forms? If so, don’t respond without first verbally confirming that the request is legitimate. Several of our clients in...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

IRS admits 334,000 victims of fraudulent tax refunds due to security flaws on website

Not only did the IRS lose a flash drive with 12,000 school worker’s Social Security numbers on it in Texas, it admitted on August 17th that its initial estimate that 110,000 taxpayers’ personal information was used to file...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

25 year old sentenced to 13 years for hacking data broker databases

The Department of Justice has announced that 25 year old Hieu Minh Ngo has been sentenced to 13 years in prison. His sentence was lighter than expected because he has cooperated with authorities to catch more identity...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Taxpayer Identity Theft

Recently, there has been a spike in felons filing fraudulent income tax returns seeking refunds. The identity thief merely acquires a taxpayer’s name, address and Social Security Number, and files a return with a different...more

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Pennsylvania Court Dismisses Data Breach Claims

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In 2014, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s computer system was hacked, resulting in the disclosure of sensitive personal information of current and former employees, including names, addresses, birthdates, social...more

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Nevada Supreme Court Upholds Fraud Verdict Against The California Franchise Tax Board

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The Franchise Tax Board’s Shande - This is case that has been more than two decades in the making. It began in the 1990s when inventor Gilbert Hyatt filed a California tax return showing that he relocated from...more

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