tax crimes

1 min read 2021-10-10 01:56:40

U.S. tax haven states finally get global attention

The tax voyeur in all of us enjoyed the latest unsurprising revelations of how rich people hide money around the world, including a dozen U.S. states

1 min read 2021-07-17 20:29:00

By Diane Ring Just as summer is in full swing, the VIRTEU Project is back with a close look at a less than sunny side of economic life — the role

5 min read 2021-04-16 06:53:12

Bernie Madoff leaving a court hearing in 2009. Bernard "Bernie" Lawrence Madoff died on April 14 in a federal prison medical facility

4 min read 2021-04-05 20:54:31

While the Internal Revenue Service is working on recalculating taxes paid on unemployment benefits by early filers, other taxpayers are dealing with

4 min read 2021-03-31 06:55:15

Ah, college days. Studying, working between and after classes and now trying to avoid becoming a tax scam victim. (Photo by Tim Gouw via

4 min read 2021-03-26 07:20:25

New COVID-19 laws have been a lifeline for many individuals and businesses as the United States. They've also created new opportunities for

5 min read 2021-03-13 02:44:39

The third round of coronavirus economic impact payments are on their way. So are con artists trying to convince financially strapped folks that there

1 min read 2021-03-07 04:16:06

By Diane Ring The most recent Roundtable session in the series of four VIRTEU [Vat fraud Interdisciplinary Research on Tax crimes in the European

1 min read 2021-02-19 04:17:44

by Diane Ring We do not yet live in a world in which taxpayer compliance can simply be assumed. Instead, we must rely on the interplay of reporting

4 min read 2021-02-12 02:41:26

Today's unemployment numbers offered a hopeful sign for the U.S. economy struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic. The news, however, is not so good

4 min read 2021-02-11 04:16:51

Tax preparers nationwide already are working on clients' returns. Crooks also are working to steal info on and from those tax professionals. The

1 min read 2021-02-09 22:09:21

by Diane Ring Last month, the VIRTEU Roundtable Series launched with a discussion I had the opportunity to moderate on the basic connections between

1 min read 2021-01-23 07:07:12

by Diane Ring It is no surprise to those working in the tax field, whether in government, private practice, academia or the nonprofit sector, that

6 min read 2021-01-21 05:10:58

If you want more security for your tax return, the Internal Revenue Service has a deal for you. Every taxpayer now can apply for an Identity

4 min read 2021-01-04 06:14:25

Remember when you were a kid and you told mom about the latest misdeed committed by your little brother. Oh, wait. Maybe that's just me