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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TIGTA Report on IRS Compliance Activity Bank Secrecy Act Delegated Authority Other than For FBARs (9/29/18)

DOJ "Justice Manual" -- the USAM Revised, Updated, Renamed (9/28/18)

Caterpillar Shareholder Suit For Fraudulent Disclosures from Tax Civil and Criminal Investigation Dismissed (9/28/18; 3/20/24)

Court Holds That Liability for FBAR Civil Willful Penalty Survives Death (9/26/18)

Ninth Circuit Affirms Convictions for Klein conspiracy, Tax Evasion and Tax Perjury (9/26/18)

OVDP Closes Friday; So What? (9/26/18)

California Plastic Surgeon Sentenced to One Year and One Day for FBAR Violation (9/14/18)

Manafort Plea Documents and Comments (9/24/18)

Houston Attorney Charged With Tax Crimes Related to Offshore Accounts (9/21/18)

On Trump, Manafort and Joint Defense Agreements (9/14/18; 9/15/18)

Foreign Bank Enabler Pleads Guilty to FATCA Crime Based on Undercover Operation (9/11/18)

Financial Times Article on the State of Swiss Banks (9/6/18)

FBAR Collection Suit Where Taxpayer Put in Writing to UBS That He Wanted to Avoid Disclosure to IRS and Opted Out of OVDP (9/5/18)

Swisspartners' Principal Avoids Punishment in Switzerland for Turning Over U.S. Client Files to DOJ (9/1/18)

Update on Manafort Convictions Status (8/31/18)

Government FBAR Willful Penalty Collection Suit and Issuance of Letters Rogatory (8/30/18)

Basler Kantonalbank Enters DPA Regarding U..S. Undeclared Accounts; To Pay $60.4 Million (8/29/18)

More on Immunity Granted by USAO SDNY to Persons in the Trump Orbit (8/27/18)