Tax Law, Criminal Law

IRS Scandal UPDATE: DOJ And FBI Launch Criminal Probe

by William McGinley | Patton Boggs LLP on 5/15/2013

The Washington Post is reporting that Attorney General Eric Holder disclosed during a press conference today that he has ordered the Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation to probe the IRS’s targeting of...more

Tax Compliance Update: IRS Aggressively Pursues Foreign Banks; Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program to Remain Open Indefinitely

by Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph, PL on 5/15/2013

In our most recent discussion of the IRS’s Offshore Enforcement Initiatives, we discussed the John Doe Summons recently issued by the U.S. Department of Justice to Wells Fargo seeking information about First Caribbean...more

IRS Announces Information Sharing Agreement With Australia And The UK To Combat Tax Evasion

by David Gair | Looper Reed & McGraw, P.C. on 5/13/2013

The IRS continues to aggressively pursue offshore tax evasion. Another example of which is plan to share tax information with Australia and the United Kingdom....more

IRS Issues “John Doe Summons” to Wells Fargo Seeking Identities of U.S. Taxpayers with Offshore Accounts at First Caribbean...

by Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph, PL on 5/9/2013

Introduction - On April 30, 2013, the United States Department of Justice issued a “John Doe Internal Revenue Code” summons to Wells Fargo Bank, as a provider of correspondent bank services for Canadian Imperial Bank...more