Earlier this month, the five leaders of the Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement (known as the “J5”) met in Washington to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the formation of the J5 organization and to announce their first year results. The J5 consists of the leaders of tax enforcement agencies in five countries: Australia, Canada,
IRS LB&I Announces Three More Compliance Campaign, All Focused on Offshore Activities
Yesterday, the Internal Revenue Service’s Large Business and International division (LB&I) announced three additional compliance campaigns, bringing the total number of campaigns announced to date to 53. These campaigns reflect LB&I’s movement toward issue-based examinations and a compliance process in which LB&I decides which compliance issues that present risk require a response in the form
Internal Revenue Service Reveals Results of Two-Week Employment Tax Compliance Campaign
Yesterday the IRS announced the results of a nationwide two-week “education and enforcement campaign” regarding employment tax compliance. For several years, the IRS has made employment tax compliance a top enforcement priority, on both the civil and criminal sides. With payroll taxes withheld from employee wages accounting for nearly 72 percent of all tax revenue
With April 15 Fast Approaching, DOJ Tax Division Issues Annual Tax Crimes Warning
With April 15 just around the corner, the Justice Department’s Tax Division has issued its annual public warning to would-be tax cheats. It is no secret that the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service significantly ramp up their publicity campaigns regarding tax prosecutions in the weeks leading up to April 15, in an attempt to
Tax Return Preparer Fraud Makes the IRS “Dirty Dozen” for 2019
The Internal Revenue Service has included tax return preparer fraud on its “Dirty Dozen” list of common tax scams for 2019 and offered tips to help taxpayers avoid unscrupulous tax preparers. With the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the most sweeping tax reform legislation in more than 30 years now in effect, some taxpayers may
Identity Theft Continues to Rank High on IRS “Dirty Dozen” Despite Recent Gains
Despite a steep drop in tax-related identity theft in recent years, the Internal Revenue Service warns taxpayers that the scam remains serious enough to earn a spot on the 2019 “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams. “Taxpayers should continue to protect their sensitive tax and financial data to help protect against identity thieves,” IRS Commissioner
Tax Phone Scams Rank Second on IRS “Dirty Dozen” for 2019
In the second installment of its annual “Dirty Dozen” list, the Internal Revenue Service is warning taxpayers to be alert to tax time phone scams where aggressive criminals pose as IRS agents in hopes of stealing money or personal information. Phone scams or “vishing” (voice phishing) continue to pose a major threat. The scam has
“Phishing” Scams Once Again Lead the Internal Revenue Service’s “Dirty Dozen” for 2019
With the 2019 tax filing season in full swing, and April 15 only a few days away, the Internal Revenue Service has once again unveiled its annual list of the most prevalent tax scams facing taxpayers and tax professionals, which it calls the “Dirty Dozen.” Leading the “Dirty Dozen” for 2019 are internet-based “phishing” scams
The “Dirty Dozen”: IRS Begins Annual Countdown of Most Pervasive Tax Scams as April 15 Approaches
With the 2018 tax filing season in full swing, the Internal Revenue Service today kicked off its annual countdown of the twelve most prevalent tax scams facing taxpayers. Compiled annually by the IRS, the “Dirty Dozen” lists a variety of common scams that taxpayers may encounter any time of the year, but many of these
Fox Rothschild Attorneys to Speak at Federal Bar Association’s 2019 Tax Law Conference
Fox attorneys Ian M. Comisky and Matthew D. Lee will be speaking on criminal tax enforcement panels at the Federal Bar Association’s 2019 Tax Law Conference to be held on March 7-8, 2019, in Washington, D.C.
Ian will be leading a panel entitled “International Hot Topics in Tax Enforcement” which will seek to answer this