Under the Collar

Tax season in America has a different schedule in 2020, with the deadline for filing having been pushed back until July due to COVID-19. This means that we all have a little more time to get our returns submitted to the Internal Revenue Service. However, for IRS criminal investigators, tax season is a year-round affair during which they relentlessly pursue those who fail to follow the law.

When I was a federal prosecutor, I relished working on tax cases and always gave them top priority. It was my duty to enforce the tax laws in order to preserve the integrity of the tax system and to deter ...