Category Archives: Tax Crimes

The IRS Special Agent Criminal Investigation Report: SARs and SOIs

Tax audit:  it’s a scary thought, right?  Of course, most everyone in Texas knows that the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) conducts civil audits of federal tax returns, and that individuals as well as partnerships; corporations; and even estates of the deceased may be subject to an audit investigation.  And there’s going to be more and…


How Things Progress: Tips to Investigation to Arrest and Prosecution in an IRS Criminal Investigation

Violation of federal tax law is investigated by the Criminal Investigation Division of the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS CI”) and both business entities as well as individuals here in Texas may come involved with the Division’s Special Agents in several ways.  Sometimes, paths cross as the IRS CI is gathering facts and data and the…


Tax Crimes:  Known Focus Areas for IRS Taxpayer Criminal Investigations

An increase in federal criminal prosecutions involving alleged federal tax crimes and corresponding violations of federal criminal statutes is expected by many here in Texas, including experienced federal criminal defense lawyers.  For details, read our discussion of the May 2024 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Strategic Operating Plan in IRS Summons Form 2039: Federal Criminal Defense…


IRS Criminal Investigators in Texas: Special Agents Investigating Federal Financial Felony Crimes

Within the Internal Revenue Service is a special department dedicated to investigating crimes independently of other federal agencies, such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).  It’s been around since 1919, having been initially known as the IRS’s Intelligence Unit and later becoming today’s IRS Criminal Investigation Department….


IRS Summons Form 2039: Federal Criminal Defense in IRS Criminal Investigations

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued a news release on May 2, 2024 announcing its new “Strategic Operating Plan.”  This is of critical importance to those practicing criminal defense in Texas and across the country — and their potential clientele, of course. Read, S. Internal Revenue Service. (2024, May 2) IRS releases Strategic Operating Plan…