Tax Returns, Tax Audits, Tax Fraud

Civil Tax Fraud: Should 75 Percent Appear Too Small, Be Thankful the IRS Doesn’t Take It All

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 8/8/2025

Mistakes happen, including when it comes to reporting and paying taxes. And for taxpayers and their advisors, those mistakes can lead to costly consequences, as the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) allows the Internal Revenue...more

Taxing Times - July 2021

Gerald Nowotny - Law Office of Gerald R.... on 7/1/2021

LATE RAPPER DMX OWED IRS NEARLY $700,000 IN TAXES - The influential rapper sold more than 74 million records worldwide. Rapper DMX owed the Internal Revenue Service $700,000 in unpaid taxes at the time of his death. ...more

Taxing Times - June 2021

Gerald Nowotny - Law Office of Gerald R.... on 6/1/2021

BIDEN TO INCREASE TAX AUDITS; MAY TARGET SMALL BUSINESSES - The president’s plan to scrutinize the tax returns of the wealthy may also target small businesses. President Joe Biden announced a plan to increase the...more

Eleven of the IRS's Enforcement Priorities During the 2021 Tax Season

Oberheiden P.C. on 4/13/2021

It is tax season once again. While the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has extended this year’s filing deadline to May 17, 2021 for individuals, businesses must still file by April 15, and all U.S. taxpayers must ensure that...more

Representing Taxpayers in Sensitive Audits: A Look at the Fundamental Challenges of an Eggshell Audit

Freeman Law on 10/1/2020

Sensitive audits present the tax practitioner with unique challenges. They require the exercise of judgment and discretion, as well as an understanding of administrative procedure and even a command of constitutional and...more

Former Tax Court Judge Kroupa Is Back in the News

Foster Garvey PC on 10/4/2016

As reported in my April 2016 blog post, former U.S. Tax Court judge Diane Kroupa and her husband, Robert E. Fackler, were indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States, tax evasion, making and subscribing a...more