The Role of Counsel During a Criminal Tax Investigation
Representing a client in a criminal tax investigation and prosecution is very different than in other criminal contexts.
Representing a client in a criminal tax investigation and prosecution is very different than in other criminal contexts.
The Criminal Investigation Division of the IRS difference from the compliance groups in that its sole purpose is criminal enforcement, not determining or collecting correct tax liability from a taxpayer.
If you are being investigated for a criminal tax offense, you might wonder what defenses you can assert to avoid prosecution or severe penalties.
Taxpayers and counsel will interact with government personnel in various situations during the course of a criminal tax investigation or prosecution.
Investigations into possible fraud and tax crimes conducted by the Criminal Investigations Diviion often involve numerous interviews of taxpayers, taxpayer’s representatives, and other third parties.
Criminal tax cases are primarily handled by special agents of the Criminal Investigation (CI) function of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the fraud referral and related divisions of the civil IRS divisions, the Tax Division of the Department of Justice, and the U.S. Attorney offices.
If you are being investigated for a criminal tax offense, you might wonder what tax crime defense strategies you can assert to avoid prosecution or severe penalties.
Criminal and civil sanctions against IRS tax fraud are not mutually exclusive.
The most common tax crimes are tax evasion, which is specifically defined in 26 U.S.C.
Yes, the Internal Revenue Code has its very own perjury and false statements statute. This crime is separate from the tax evasion statute, and different elements must be present for the taxpayer to be charged with perjury and false statements.