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David Gair is Board Certified in Tax Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and the Leader of Gray Reed's Tax Controversy Practice Group. He focuses his practice on guiding businesses, high-net-worth individuals and tax professionals through all types of complex civil and criminal tax controversies, everything from audits and litigation to investigations and collection matters.

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“The investigative work of 2021 has all the makings of a made for TV movie – embezzlement of funds from a nonprofit, a family fraud ring that stole millions in COVID-relief funds and a $1 billion Ponzi scheme used to buy sports teams and luxury vehicles. But this is real life and I’m grateful to our IRS-CI agents for pursuing these leads and ensuring that the perpetrators were prosecuted for their crimes,” said IRS-CI Chief Jim Lee.

The top 10 IRS-CI cases of 2021, as decided by the IRS-CI, include:…
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Bloomberg BusinessWeek authors Devin Leonard and Richard Rubin published a great article this month about the current dysfunction at the IRS caused by underfunding and IRS scandal.

The IRS is not at the top of anyone’s “favorite” list.  Now even IRS employees are hating life and moral is at an all time low.  Here are…

The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments Wednesday, March 4 on certain aspects of the Affordable Care Act.  This has the potential to unravel President Barack Obama’s beloved health care plan.

Another aspect of Obamacare that will affect many people is the excise tax on “Cadillac” health care plans.  A Cadillac plan is one that…

Every year the IRS sends out its “Dirty Dozen” list.  This is a compilation of the most prevalent tax scams, with the intent to inform and warn taxpayers of tax related rip-offs.

The very first on the list involves phone scams.  The IRS warning reads as follows:

Phone Scams: Aggressive and threatening phone…

What can you do when the IRS is misbehaving and it directly affects you?

You will have to fight them, but the law allows you to recover your litigation costs if you win.

As many know, the IRS has had a very troubled recent past (i.e. Lois Lerner).  Those problems keep getting worse, especially with…

The IRS is auctioning off a deferred compensation arrangement Darryl Strawberry had with the Mets.  Minimum bid is $550,000 for a payment stream that is estimated to be well over $1 million.  Get your bid in by January 20th if you really want it.  See the IRS Notice for more details.

According to an Article…

All too often, people don’t keep adequate records to demonstrate they are entitled to deduct travel expenses.

The general rule from the Supreme Court is that deductions are a matter of legislative grace, and taxpayers must maintain sufficient records to substantiate the amounts of their income and entitlement to any deductions or credits claimed.

So…