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Department of Justice (DOJ) John Doe Investigation

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Crypto and NFT Firms Make Announcements; Treasury Interprets Crypto Reports; Crypto Enforcement Actions by CFTC, SEC, IRS, DOJ and...

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Exchange Reaches Agreement to Sell Assets; New Crypto Products Launch - In a press release this week, Voyager Digital, a cryptocurrency exchange that recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, announced that it selected the...more

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Tax Court in Brief | Lamprecht v. Comm’r | Qualified Amended Return and Foreign Banking Reporting

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Tax Litigation:  The Week of August 29th, 2022, through September 2nd, 2022 Sparta Pink Property, LLC v. Comm’r, T.C. Memo. 2022-88 | August 29, 2022 | Lauber, J. | Dkt. No. 12114-20 Pressman v. Comm’r, T.C. Summ. Op....more

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Top 5 Digital Asset Litigation and Investigation Trends of 2022

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Cryptocurrency and digital assets have kept the courts and regulators busy as digital assets continue to pose new questions and challenges for anyone involved in their sale, trade or development. The following trends have...more

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The Tax Man Is Back: IRS Issues First John Doe Summons in 2022 to Major Crypto Platform, Seeking Treasure Trove of Information on...

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Key Takeaways: ..The IRS issued its fourth John Doe summons against digital asset platform sFOX, seeking information regarding user identity and transaction activity over $20,000. ..The use of John Doe summonses...more

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Guidelines for Protecting Privilege in Tax Cases

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Lawyers, tax or otherwise, understand that privileged information must be protected to encourage a full and frank dialogue that might not occur without confidentiality.1 Tax information, in particular, contains some of the...more

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IRS Asks Major Crypto Exchange For Users’ Identities And Data

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Earlier this month, the United States District Court, Northern District of California approved the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) request to execute a “John Doe” summons on the parent company of popular cryptocurrency...more

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DOJ and IRS’ Analysis of Crypto Records and Work with Private Experts and International Partners Leads to Arrest

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US law enforcement continues to make no secret of their efforts to work closely with experts and overseas partners to prosecute those involved in virtual currency transactions who attempt to rely on its purported anonymity to...more

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IRS Summons for Law Firm Client Data Is Enforceable

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Court rules that a "John Doe" summons to obtain confidential client records from a law firm isn’t barred by attorney-client privilege. On May 15, 2019, a district court in the Western District of Texas held that the...more

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2016 Year End Review: Virtual Currency: DOJ and IRS Broadly Seek Virtual Currency Account User Information

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Under Internal Revenue Code section 7609(f), the IRS may issue a “John Doe” administrative summons to discover the identities of unknown taxpayers. A “John Doe” summons can be a powerful enforcement tool because it allows the...more

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Global Tax Enforcement in 2016: What You Need to Know

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The investigation and prosecution of tax evasion has, in the past decade, grown from a specialized subcategory of law enforcement into a first-tier policy concern for the international community. Financial institutions,...more

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IRS Seeks Identities of Americans with Undisclosed Belize Bank Accounts

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Americans with secret accounts in Belize should take notice: the government is looking for you. The U.S. Department of Justice on September 15 filed a petition in federal court in Miami seeking permission to issue summonses...more

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IRS Targets a Belize Bank with a “John Doe” Summons

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The Internal Revenue Service will now obtain information on U.S. accountholders at a Belize bank – Belize Bank International Limited (“BBIL”) or Belize Bank Limited (“BBL”). Yesterday, the Justice Department announced that a...more

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BakerHostetler Attorneys James Mastracchio and Jay Nanavati Discuss Global Tax Enforcement

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Global tax enforcement is the number one priority of the U.S. authorities, and they are using their resources and tools in unprecedented ways to ensure that those who intentionally evade taxes are identified and brought to...more

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