Compliance & Audits

  • IRS Unveils the “Dirty Dozen” List for 2018

    Every tax season, the Internal Revenue Service releases what it terms the “Dirty Dozen” list of top tax scams. While some of the scams listed may not change from year to year—if the bad guys find a scheme that works, they stick with it—some of the plays do change nonetheless. Here are the top 12…

  • Don’t Get Hooked by a Phishing Expedition

    Sometimes, the easiest way a crook can steal your personal information is to simply ask you for it.

  • New Warning Issued from IRS on Emerging Scam

    Taxpayers and tax professionals alike are being warned to be on the lookout for fake emails that claim to contain an IRS tax bill related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

  • Don’t Get Hooked by Phishing

    No doubt about it, the idea that there are hordes of scammers out there trying to purloin the personal information belonging to you – and your clients – is the new normal. And while reports of the newest tax scam are a pretty regular occurrence these days, it doesn’t have to be that way.

  • Press Release: Filing Fake Documents to Hide Income Is Again on the IRS “Dirty Dozen” List of Tax Scams

    WASHINGTON — Hiding taxable income by filing false Form 1099s or other fake documents is a scam that taxpayers should always avoid and guard against, the Internal Revenue Service said today. This scheme is one of those on the annual “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams for the 2015 filing season.  “The mere suggestion of…

  • Press Release: Fake Charities Among the IRS “Dirty Dozen” List of Tax Scams

    WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today warned taxpayers about groups masquerading as a charitable organization to attract donations from unsuspecting contributors, one of the “Dirty Dozen” for the 2015 filing season.  “When making a donation, taxpayers should take a few extra minutes to ensure their hard-earned money goes to legitimate and currently eligible charities,”…

  • The IRS Office of Appeals

    People sometimes disagree on tax matters, and the decision of a tax examiner may not always be the final word.  For this reason, the Internal Revenue Service created an independent appeal system that seeks to settle differences without going to court.  Every year, this Office of Appeals helps over 100,000 taxpayers resolve their tax disputes. …

  • IRS: The Truth About Frivolous Tax Arguments

     The Internal Revenue Service has released the 2014 version of “The Truth about Frivolous Tax Arguments.” The document describes and responds to some of the common frivolous tax arguments made by those who oppose compliance with federal tax laws. The cases cited demonstrate how frivolous arguments are treated by the IRS and the courts. The…

  • Accounting Fraud and Waste Is Standard Procedure at the Pentagon

    The Pentagon routinely commits accounting fraud in order to balance its books with the U.S. Treasury’s, according to a new report from Reuters. The practice, which apparently has been standard procedure for decades, effectively conceals billions of dollars in waste and fraud from prying American eyes. 

  • The IRS Did Not Properly Implement Law Penalizing Erroneous Refunds

    WASHINGTON – By incorrectly interpreting Federal law, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) significantly limited the number of erroneous tax refunds and improper tax credit claims on which it could assess penalties, according to a study released publicly today by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA). The Small Business and Work Opportunity Tax Act…