Tax Compliance

NYT – More Federal Agencies Are Using Undercover Operations, Speficially Including the IRS

By · November 20, 2014 · Updated June 3, 2026

The Sunday morning front page New York Times article has an interesting summary of IRS agents (presumably special agents from the Criminal Investigation division) activities overseas:

More Federal Agencies Are Using Undercover Operations, by Eric Lichtblau and William Arkinnov (15 Nov. 2014)

. . . At the Internal Revenue Service, dozens of undercover agents chase suspected tax evaders worldwide, by posing as tax preparers, accountants, drug dealers or yacht buyers and more, court records show. . .

It’s possible now that the IRS and Justice Department were dealt big defeats in criminal tax prosecutions of non-resident individuals, it is less likely that the focus of these IRS efforts will be on non-resident U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents who live throughout the world?  See,  Part II: U.S. Citizens Residing Outside the U.S. Probably Have Some Solace Re: Acquittals of Foreign Bank Employees

See also,  This is a bit of a Bombshell – If the IRS Criminal Investigation (“CI”) is investigating U.S. citizens renouncing their citizenship?

POSTED ON MARCH 2, 2014

Patrick W. Martin

Patrick W. Martin

U.S. International Tax Lawyer · Shareholder, Chamberlain Hrdlicka

Patrick W. Martin is a U.S. tax lawyer licensed in California, Texas, and Washington, D.C., with 32+ years advising on the tax consequences of renouncing U.S. citizenship or abandoning lawful permanent residency. He served as lead counsel in Aroeste v. United States, the landmark federal case on green card holders, tax treaties, and the exit tax. Best Lawyers in America® (Tax Law), 2015–2025.

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