Since 1919, the Internal Revenue Service had a civil and criminal function in the United States tax system. Little do people know, the IRS has an elite criminal function that started with five United States Postal Inspectors. From its early days in taking down Al Capone to now solving cybercrimes, the IRS special agents are tasked with investigating tax fraud, money laundering, and other white collar crimes. This presentation will show you the importance of this law enforcement function, the training, techniques, expertise, and actions that cause them to be known as the "world's finest financial investigators." This presentation has been prepared by a 20 year veteran with the IRS-Criminal Investigation. The presenter investigated crimes, and trained and mentored other special agents. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
Learning Objectives
After attending this presentation, you will be able to...
- Analyze the Role of IRS Criminal Investigation (CI)
- Assess the Historical Development of IRS CI
- Identify Key Investigative Techniques and Tools
- Recognize the Importance of IRS CI’s Work
- Assess the Training and Development of CI Agents
- Recognize the Process of Tax Fraud and Money Laundering Investigations
Major Topics
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:
- The common weaknesses in a criminal tax investigation.
- The key documents to review (In a sea of thousands of documents).
- Crafting questions to recommend in court proceeding.
