With worries about identity theft on the rise, the IRS is encouraging all taxpayers to consider getting an identity protection PIN (IP PIN) for the upcoming tax filing season. An IP PIN is a six-digit ...

Fraud victims wondering whether they can deduct a portion of their financial losses tied to scams on their taxes just got some clarification from the IRS. In a memo released last month, the IRS Office ...

In this episode of Tax Notes Talk, Carolyn Schenck, former IRS national fraud counsel, shares insights from decades at the ...

Bank job; the magic is gone; not a beautiful day in the Neighborhood; and other highlights of recent tax cases. Washington, D.C.: CPA Timothy Trifilo has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for ...

Diversionary tactic; bad intentions; keeping it real; and other highlights of recent tax cases. Cheshire, Massachusetts: Dennis Condron, 75, owner of a construction company, has agreed to plead guilty ...

Gone commercial; PTIN-free; seen the light; and other highlights of recent tax cases. Seattle: Real estate owner Steven T. Loo, 69, has been convicted on six counts of tax evasion and six counts of ...

June 27 (UPI) --Federal officials have charged four people from California with what they call the largest COVID-19 tax credit fraud scheme ever identified in the United States, amounting to more than ...

Loan wolf; collection plate; Tony who?; and other highlights of recent tax cases. Augusta, Georgia: Allen Brown, 41, operator of a ghost prep business has been sentenced to 46 months in prison after ...