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Tag: Criminal Tax Investigations & Prosecutions

Focus On IRS Tax Fraud Enforcement

By Megan L. Brackney Tax Notes Federal April 27, 2020 Given that combating tax fraud is a top agency priority, it is a good time to review the law and procedures related to tax fraud. In this article, Megan Brackney discusses the ways the IRS identifies and addresses fraud, the consequences

International Enforcement: What’s Old, What’s New And What We Can Expect

By Caroline D. Ciraolo Journal of Tax Practice and Procedure Spring 2020 Edition At the 35th Annual UCLA Extension Tax Controversy Institute, Caroline D. Ciraolo and her fellow panelists addressed international tax compliance and enforcement, including what’s old, what’s new and what we can expect going forward. “We cannot continue to operate

A Long Overdue Check On Prosecutorial Power In Tax Cases

By Caroline Rule and Bob Fink Law 360 Twenty years ago, we put forward what was then a novel concept — that the IRS and the U.S. Department of Justice were misusing the tax code to make their jobs easier. Our topic was the misuse of a statute that, we contended, was reserved for prosecuting the deliberate

The Enforcement And Impact Of John Doe Summonses

By Megan L. Brackney Tax Notes In this article, Brackney discusses the John Doe summons procedures and the decision partially enforcing a John Doe summons in Coinbase. She also identifies some practical considerations for taxpayers whose information may be turned over to the IRS in accordance with the summons. Full Article

Lessons Learned From Getting To Not Guilty

By Sharon L. McCarthy and Jay R. Nanavati For the Defense December 2019, Vol. 4, Issue 4 Every criminal defense attorney knows that being indicted is a life-changing event for a client. In many cases, white-collar clients have never even been issued a traffic ticket and often are highly respected in their business

TAX CONTROVERSIES: AUDITS, INVESTIGATIONS, TRIALS

By: Robert S. Fink LexisNexis 38th Ed. 2019 The 38th edition of “Tax Controversies: Audits, Investigations, Trials” has published and is available on Lexis-Nexis. Authored by Kostelanetz & Fink co-founder Robert S. Fink and the attorneys of Kostelanetz & Fink, Tax Controversies is the recognized guide to all stages of tax examination, investigation,