The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York has charged four individuals with securities fraud conspiracy for their involvement in fraudulently manipulating the stock of a U.S.
Continue Reading In Securities Fraud Case, Prosecutors Allege Novel Money Laundering Scheme to Circumvent FATCA Reporting Obligations
Three influential members of Congress have questioned the Internal Revenue Service’s strategy for addressing the tax treatment of digital or virtual currencies, such as Bitcoin, and its efforts to uncover
Continue Reading Members of Congress Question IRS’s Digital Currency Strategy Including “John Doe” Summons to Coinbase
With less than two weeks until the April 18 deadline for filing individual federal income tax returns, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service are issuing stern warnings to
Continue Reading As Tax Day Approaches, Justice Department and IRS Turn Up Heat on Potential Tax Cheats
In December, the Justice Department announced criminal charges against John Yin, a software salesman who worked for a Canadian company that sells point of sale (POS) software programs that enabled
Continue Reading A Federal Crackdown On Tax Zapper Software
In December, the Justice Department announced criminal charges against John Yin, a software salesman who worked for a Canadian company that sells “point of sale” software programs that enabled restaurants
Continue Reading Feds Crack Down on Use of “Tax Zapper” Software by Restaurants and Other Cash Businesses