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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3rd Circuit Affirms Bedrosian FBAR Will Penalty Liability Based on His Counsel's Judicial Admissions as to Amount (7/23/22)

Update Information from Kepke Prosecution (7/15/22)

11th Circuit Reverses Conviction for Ineffective Assistance of Counsel for Not Filing a Rule 29 Motion re Affirmative Act of Evasion (7/13/22; 7/14/22)

Teaching Tax Through Movies -- Loverly (7/11/22)

Article on Coinbase Tool for Identifying Owners of Cryptocurrency (7/7/22)

6th Circuit Affirms Convictions and Holds that § 7206(2) Does Not Require Filing of the Fraudulent Return (6/30/22)

District Court Rejects Motions for Acquittal and New Trial on Tax Perjury Convictions (6/29/22)

Good Article on the Abusive Syndication Easement -- Legislative and Judicial Initiatives (6/25/22)

Supreme Court Grants Cert in Bittner v U.S. On FBAR Nonwillful Penalty Per Form or Per Account Issue (6/21/22; 6/22/22)

Court Seems to Hold that Tax Willfulness Good Faith Defense Requires the Defendant to Testify (6/15/22)

Third Circuit Sustains FBAR Willful Penalty (6/7/22)

Government Suit to Enforce JDS to Offshore Promoter (5/29/22)

Brockman Found Competent to Stand Trial (5/24/22)

Unposting of Blog Entry (5/21/22)

Solicitor General Acquiesces in Bittner Petition for Cert on Issue of FBAR Nonwillful Penalty Per Form or Per Account (5/19/22)

District Court Retains Jurisdiction While Arbitrary and Capricious FBAR Willful Penalty Amount is Remanded to IRS for Recalculation (5/18/22)

First Circuit Sustains Willful Penalty Where Willfulness Found as Discovery Sanction (5/2/22)

Credit Suisse Taking Another Rap on the Knuckles (4/22/22)