TaxConnections Blog Post
How Would a Taxpayer Know If They Are Also the Subject of a Criminal Investigation? –

GENERALLY, THE IRS will not advise taxpayers that they are also the subject of a criminal investigation when they commence with a civil audit of the taxpayer’s tax affairs.

Herein lies the problem in that a taxpayer may provide the IRS with information or documentation pursuant to the compelling provisions of tax legislation that the IRS may subsequently attempt to use against the taxpayer in a criminal investigation once the civil audit has been finalized.

A remedy may lie in favor of such a taxpayer which can successfully argue that the Read More