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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Government Moves for FBAR Willful Penalty Judgment in Schwarzbaum (9/15/22)

Tax Court Sustains Accuracy-Related Penalty for Offshore Accounts, Rejecting Taxpayer's QAR, Statute of Limitations, and § 6751(b) Arguments (9/1/22)

FBAR Willful Penalty (with Collection Suit) after OVDP Drop Opt-Out (9/1/22)

Sixth Circuit Holds Harmless Error to Not Give Correct Jury Instruction on Evasion Statute of Limitations (8/31/22)

Senate Press Release and Report on Offshore Evasion Through Shell Banks Skirting FATCA (8/28/22)

More on Tax Due and Owing and Tax Deficiency (8/28/22)

Government Files FBAR Collection Suit for FBAR Willful Penalties Aggregating $23,102,381 (Plus Interest and Costs) (8/17/22; 8/18/22)

An Interpretive Battle Among Textualists Judges Over Statute Criminalizing False Liens Against U.S. Officers or Employees (8/13/22)

Government Motion in Kepke Case to Exclude Expert Testimony About the Law (8/10/22)

Brockman, Defendant in Pending Major Tax Crimes Case, Dies (8/6/22)

2022 Editions of Federal Tax Procedure Book Online at SSRN (8/3/22)

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)