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...
- Determine the common weaknesses in a criminal tax investigation.
- Identify the key documents to review (In a sea of thousands of documents).
- Select questions for your client to use in court proceedings.
Major Topics
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:
- The rules of IRS disclosure of tax information
- Understanding the role of IRS transcripts
- Interpreting the actions of the IRS in transcripts
- FOIA requests
- Analyzing tax information and returns for financial leads
