A new tax scheme aimed at Asians and low-income Californians may include scammers charging fees to file false claims for tax credits or refunds, according to an Internal Revenue Service announcement.

Thu Aug 11 2011

According to the U.S. Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), the Internal Revenue Service often does not respond to taxpayer correspondence within its self-imposed policy of 30 days.

Thu Aug 11 2011

A Pennsylvania chiropractor was recently indicted on 38 counts of tax crimes related to the operations of his two medical offices in West Virginia, the Wheeling News-Register reports.

Thu Aug 4 2011

Admitting to tax crimes that cost the Internal Revenue Service $161,000 in 2007, Niagara Falls businessman John J. Gross Jr. pleaded guilty July 26 to felony tax evasion and mail fraud.

Tue Aug 2 2011

During the past few years, the federal government has increased its efforts to crack down on tax evaders and foreign banks that assist these individuals.

Fri Jul 29 2011

The federal highway use tax that truckers and owners of other heavy highway vehicles pay annually now has an extended deadline of three months.

Mon Jul 18 2011

On July 16, taxpayers who need liens withdrawn or have questions for the Internal Revenue Service but can’t visit a walk-in office during regular weekday hours will have an opportunity to do so with the agency’s open house.

Fri Jul 15 2011

A report released July 14 by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration states that the Internal Revenue Service doesn’t always follow agency protocol when it comes to notifying taxpayers of inadvertent disclosures of personally identifiable information.

Thu Jul 14 2011

A suburban Chicago husband-and-wife duo faces a civil injunction suit from the U.S. Justice Department stemming from an alleged “welfare benefit plan” tax scheme.

Thu Jul 14 2011

The Internal Revenue Service is warning taxpayers - especially those in the South and Midwest - to be wary of anyone urging them to file claims for which they do not qualify.

Tue Jul 12 2011

A man from Atlanta, Georgia, was recently sentenced to six years and three months in federal prison for his role in a tax fraud conspiracy worth more than $1.6 million, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Mon Jul 11 2011

A former police officer from Shively, Kentucky, was recently sentenced to 39 months in prison for lying to the Internal Revenue Service and committing tax fraud, according to The Courier-Journal.

Fri Jul 8 2011

A couple from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for conspiring to defraud the U.S. government, health care fraud and tax evasion, according to the U.S. Attorney's office.

Thu Jul 7 2011

A man from Greendale, Wisconsin, was recently charged with four counts of filing false tax returns and four counts of failing to file foreign bank account reports, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Wed Jul 6 2011

A man who owns a bar in Fruitland, Idaho, was recently arrested and charged with four counts of tax evasion, according to The Argus Observer.

Wed Jul 6 2011