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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Another Attorney Pleads to Obstructive Conduct (12/31/12)

First Circuit Addresses Circuit Split Over Over Standard of Review Involving the Denial of an Advice-of-Counsel Jury Instruction (12/22/12)

Evasion of Payment Statute of Limitations Runs from the Last Affirmative Act (12/22/12)

Charging Decisions for Trust Fund Tax Crimes - 7202 or 7201 (12/22/12)

More Swiss Bank Enablers Indicted (12/18/12)

Further on the Second Circuit Detour on the Interpretation of the Defraud / Klein Conspiracy (12/18/12)

Articles on Offshore Bank Accounts (12/18/12)

ABA Tax Section Webcast on Opting Out and FBAR Litigation

Reasonable Doubt - Explaining It to a Jury (12/12/12)

Third Circuit on Crime-Fraud Exception to Attorney-Client and Work-Product Privileges (12/12/12)

Another Required Records Case; Another Government Win (12/11/12).

Statistics on Tax Prosecutions - A New Article Offers Some Insight (12/11/12)

More IRS and DOJ Entreaties to Join OVDP 2012 (12/11/12)

I Should At Least Mention Stolen Identity Refund Fraud (12/10/12)

Fourth Circuit Rejects Claims of Wrongful Tax Return Information Disclosures by IRS CI Agents Assisting Grand Jury (12/10/12)

DOJ Tax and IRS Entreaties to Join OVDP 2012 (12/8/12)

Hale Sheppard Article on Lessons from Williams (12/8/12)

IRS and Practitioners Comment on Streamlined OVDI Procedure (12/7/12)