Federal Tax Crimes

Jack Townsend offers this blog on Federal Tax Crimes principally for tax professionals and tax students. It is not directed to lay readers -- such as persons who are potentially subject to U.S. civil and criminal tax or related consequences. LAY READERS SHOULD READ THE PAGE IN THE RIGHT HAND COLUMN TITLE "INTENDED AUDIENCE FOR BLOG; CAUTIONARY NOTE TO LAY READERS." Thank you.

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Swiss Prosecutors Investigating Gadola, Swiss Banker, Who Cooperated with U.S. (11/12/12)

New IRM Provision for FBAR Appeals (11/11/13)

IRS Authority to Settle After Referral to DOJ Tax (11/11/13)

Swiss Bankers Expect to Share Data for Tax Purposes (11/10/13)

New John Doe Summons to U.S. Banks for Information About Correspondent Offshore Banks (11/10/13)

Chicago Lawyer Enjoined From Promoting Fraudulent Tax Schemes (11/7/13)

Should You Opt Out of OVDI/P? (11/5/13)

Isreali Bank Depositor Pleads to Conspiracy (11/5/13)

India Signs OECD Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters (11/3/13)

New, Outlier Sentencing in Case Involving Export Crimes with Tax and FBAR Problems (11/3/13)

U.K., Austria Exact Their Pound of Flesh from Switzerland for Enabling Tax Cheating (11/3/13)

Sentencing Leniency for Offshore Tax Cheats (11/3/13)

NYT Op-Ed on Delaware, Wyoming & Nevada as Haven for Criminal Activity (11/2/13)

On Retrial, Daugerdas Convicted and Field Acquitted (11/1/13)

Does Our Criminal Justice System Find Truth Well And What is the Tolerance for Error? (10/28/13)

Outlier Foreign Account Conviction Affirmed; Making a Witness Unavailable to the Defense (10/27/13)

Can Restitution Be Reduced by Payments on the Tax Liability Subject to Restitution? (10/26/13)

More on the Relationship Between Tax Liability and Tax Restitution Assessed as a Tax (10/25/13)