Tax-related court cases

Repeat-offender preparer pleads guilty; false filing among many charges in $3 million fraud; Belize accounts; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

A federal court has barred a lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service by two former top executives at Sprint over tax shelters promoted by Ernst & Young because the suit failed to qualify for a waiver under the Federal Tort Claims Act.

Inflating and stealing refunds, three sentenced for faking Scheduled C figures; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued a revenue procedure permanently establishing a process for quickly resolving IRS audits after pilot-testing it in recent years.

The scam included a bogus $1 million charitable donation and fibs to his own accountants.

A district court found a Texas physician responsible for paying a tax penalty on funds loaned to his own medical practice.

The Summa Holdings ruling may be part of a broader push back against the doctrine.

The tax-fraud case may leave the Swiss bank open to a fine of as much as 4.9 billion euros ($5.3 billion).

An ITS preparer sentenced, an injunction for ‘serial tax fraud,’ and other highlights of recent cases.

A pair of former PricewaterhouseCoopers employees received reduced prison sentences after they exposed the secret tax breaks offered by Luxembourg to some multinational companies such as Apple, Ikea, Walt Disney, PepsiCo and Microsoft’s Skype.

Tax attorneys who didn’t file, 19 suspended preparers in Maryland, and other highlights of recent tax fraud cases.

A California tax prep office is robbed, plus our weekly roundup of tax fraud cases.

A new report on the Internal Revenue Service OPR enforcement efforts says it's catching up on much of its backlog.

What would happen if the current brick-and-mortar standard continues to survive in an increasingly Web-based world?

Fraudster faces charges for soliciting taxpayer info for false returns, plus other highlights of other recent cases.

The shock jock inadvertently aired a private call with an Internal Revenue Service employee on his Sirius XM radio show in 2015 and is now facing a lawsuit.

Judge grants leniency to Swiss banking customer for cooperating with prosecutors.

The Justice Department wants to send a stern message by sending tax cheats to prison, but some U.S. judges have opted for a softer approach.

Using your late mother’s Social Security number for fraud, and other highlights of our favorite recent tax fraud cases.

The U.S. Tax Court began holding hearings this week on a long-running case involving the Internal Revenue Service and pop star Michael Jackson’s estate.