Tax investigations and disputes can be a long and daunting process requiring individuals and entities to compile records in response to a summons or subpoena, and interact with government investigators. Our tax investigation specialists can help with document production, interview and testimony preparation, tax loss calculations, discovery, trial preparation, and provide expert reports and testimony.
Withum’s Tax Investigations and Dispute Services Team provides strategic support to individuals and entities involved in civil audits or criminal tax investigations by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and state tax authorities. Whether directly with clients or with legal counsel, our tax investigation accountants navigate all facets of administrative and grand jury investigations from pre-indictment through sentencing. In criminal tax matters, our team of experts typically works under a Kovel arrangement in cooperation with legal counsel to protect privileged communications and work product.
Our Team of tax investigation specialists includes a former IRS Criminal Investigation special agent and supervisor with over 25 years of experience involving domestic and international tax fraud, money laundering, Bank Secrecy Act violations, narcotics, public corruption, corporate fraud, embezzlement, telemarketing fraud, bank fraud, terrorism and national security matters. This experience includes conducting interviews, writing detailed Special Agent Reports and interview memorandums, and testifying before investigative grand juries and in criminal jury trials.
Our experts leverage decades of experience in forensic accounting, financial fraud investigations, and criminal tax enforcement to enable clients and legal counsel to thoroughly evaluate and defend allegations of criminal tax violations.
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