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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Categories 3 and 4 Banks in U.S. DOJ Swiss Bank Program Have Been Resolved (12/29/16)

On Structuring and Forfeiture and Grand Juries (12/28/16)

Year End Review of A Top News Story on Panama Papers (12/26/16)

Q. How Many IRS Special Agents Brandishing Guns Does It Take to Execute a Tax Crimes Search Warrant? A. 73 (12/25/16; 12/26/16)

Protecting the Contingency Fee in IRS Whistleblower Representation (12/24/16)

Defense Counsel Lesson: Always Object to a Willful Blindness Instruction Before Moving to Damage Control (12/24/16)

Statistics on Reversals by Courts of Appeals in Criminal Cases (12/23/16)

Clarification: Vontobel Was Not in Swiss Bank Program (12/23/16; 12/29/16)

Conference Report on IRS Offshore and Voluntary Disclosure Efforts (12/18/16)

Conference Comments on Restitution Based Assessment for Taxes (12/18/16)

First Circuit, Reversing the District Court, Rejects Santander's Bullshit Tax Shelter (12/17/16)

Russians Must Have Time on Their Hands (12/15/16)

Packman on State of Offshore Voluntary Disclosure, Particularly Due Diligence for Streamlined NonWillful Certification (12/14/16)

Senyszyn's Claims of Innocence of Tax Evasion Fail Again (12/10/16)

District Court Imposes FBAR Willful Penalty, Holding Reckless Conduct is Willful and Applying Preponderance Standard (12/10/16)

German Court Denies U.S. Request for Extradition of Wegelin Banker (12/9/16)

The Beard Test and Differences Between Civil Penalties Fraudulent Failure to File and Civil Fraud (12/9/16)

Louisiana Attorney Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion (11/9/16)