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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Germany May be Lowering Its Sights on Switzerland

David Cay Johnston's Thoughts on Swiss Criminal Enablers

Further on Use of Sentencing Tax Loss Findings in Later Proceedings (1/10/10)

Truly Offshore Solutions to Offshore Bank Accounts May Not Be So Good

Ninth Circuit Joins the Parade on 7206(1) as Deportable Crime

The KPMG Enabler Convictions -- The Role of the Absent Taxpayers (1/26/10)

Developments on the Swiss Tax Cheat Front

More on Legal Uncertainty and, More Importantly, the Subjective Prong of the Economic Substance Test (1/19/10)

Epic Tales - the Government Brief in KPMG Criminal Case and Uncertainty in the Law

Fourth Circuit Cites S.G. Tax Sentencing Policy in Reversing Sentencing Variance (1/16/10)

Tenth Circuit Summarizes Double Jeopardy in Rejecting the Argument (1/16/10)

Criminal Statute of Limitations and the Timely-Mailing, Timely-Filing Rule

Notable Decision in SDNY Criminal Tax Shelter Case (1/14/10)

9th Circuit Imposes a Sentencing Double Whammy for State Tax Loss Relevant Conduct

Court Finds Tax Motivated Transactions are Bullshit (1/11/10)

Swiss Court Holds Swiss Finma Ruling for UBS to Disclose Names Illegal

Tax Court Decides that Restitution Payments Related to a Trade or Business are Deductible

Harvard Business Review Article on KPMG Near Death Experience