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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Federal Tax Crimes

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Guest Blog: Litigating the FBAR Penalty in District Courts and Court of Federal Claims (3/31/14)

Tenth Circuit Opinion on Mens Rea for Tax Obstruction - What Does Unlawful Mean? (7212(a)) (3/30/14)

Good Opinion on Error in Not Giving Requested Good Faith Belief Instructions (3/29/14)

Silence in NonCustodial Interviews and the Fifth Amendment (3/28/14)

Swiss Legislation to Forego Notice to Foreign Depositors of Treaty Country Request (3/26/14)

Scope and Limitations of this Blog: It Is a Tax Crimes Blog, not a Tax Crimes Policy Blog (3/26/14)

Civil FBAR Penalty Case in Process -- Government Motion for Summary Judgment (3/25/14)

Prosecutor's "Golden Rule" Argument to Jury Criticized by Court of Appeals (3/25/14)

Article Regarding Representing Swiss Banks (3/24/14)

IRS Sting Investigation Nabs Offshore Bank Account Enablers (3/24/14)

Credit Suisse Takes a NonTax Hit from U.S. Authorities (3/21/14)

Another UBS Depositor Indicted; the Russian Connection (3/21/14)

IRS 2013 Data Book with Many Statistics, Including for Criminal Tax Enforcement (3/21/14)

TRAC Reports on IRS Statistics (3/21/19)

Around the Net on Offshore Accounts While Otherwise Unproductive (3/20/14)

U.S. Attorney Enabler Sentenced for Assisting Offshore Evasion (3/19/14)

Swiss Legislature Further Erodes Swiss Secrecy by Permitting Secret Disclosure to Tax Authorities (3/19/14)

It's All About Packaging the Narrative (3/19/14)