One hundred years ago, six United States Post Office Inspectors were transferred to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (now Internal Revenue Service) to become the first special agents in charge of a new crime-fighting unit. This month, a host of tax professionals, including IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig, IRS-CI Chief Don Fort, and former Deputy Attorney General…
Technology has changed the world. It’s crazy to me that these days, I could sit on an airplane and send an email to my brother under the ocean (he’s a submariner). Or that I can, with the click of a mouse, have almost anything delivered to my house from trees to laundry detergent to a…
Leaders of tax enforcement authorities – including the IRS – have announced that they have created a united operational alliance, the Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement, known as the J5, to fight global tax, cryptocurrency and financial crimes.
If your phone is still ringing with tax scams and IRS impersonations, you’re not alone. J. Russell George, the Inspector General, has referred to these ongoing schemes as “the largest scam of its kind that we have ever seen.” As IRS and TIGTA try to combat the growing problem of identity theft and tax scams, the fraudsters are hoping to stay a few steps ahead. They’re switching up their schemes in an effort to not get caught. Have you read about their latest efforts?
We used to assume that crime happened in predictable places: dark alleys and dicey street corners. In reality, some of the biggest crimes in the world are occurring in home offices and in family basements: some of the most sophisticated and damaging financial crimes just need an internet connection. A recent study by the Center…