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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The Role and Culpability of the Taxpayers Participating in Bullshit Tax Shelters (5/4/14)

What Does Shall Mean? Herein of Slippery Mandatory Language and Summons Enforcement (5/1/14)

On Civil Forfeiture in Criminal Tax Cases (5/1/14)

Mizrahi Tefahot U.S. Banker Indicted for Enabling Offshore Accounts (4/31/14)

Another Credit Swiss Related Bank Enabler Pleads Guilty (4/30/14)

Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley Swiss Units Join DOJ Program as Category 2 (4/30/14)

BNP Paribas and Credit Suisse Reported as Targets for Criminal Prosecution (4/29/14)

U.S. Congressman Indicted for Tax Related Crimes (4/29/14)

Guest Blog: Virtual Tax Evasion: Virtual Currency and the Offshore Account Enforcement Campaign (4/25/14)

Supreme Court Passes On Exessive Fines Issue with Regard to Restitution in a NonTax Case (4/24/14)

Crossing the Line in Tax Planning (4/22/14)

Attorney-client Privilege Waiver By Putting State of Mind In Issue -- Reasonableness and Good Faith (4/21/14; 4/26/14)

GE Ducks Any Penalty for Its Bullshit Tax Shelter -- For Now (4/17/14)

Excellent Article on Federal Judges' Views of Allocutions (4/17/14)

New Report on Shifting Taxable Income Out of the U.S. (4/16/14)

NY State Agency Makes New Moves in Investigation of Credit Suisse (4/17/14)

Update on Zwerner Case - Subsequent Filings (4/16/14)

U.S. Seeks to Forfeit Proceeds of Secret Swiss Account; the Enabler Turns on the Client (4/15/14)