Pace of Change in Cross-Border Transparency Initiatives Increasing, IRS Official Says

The pace of change in the new world of increased transparency and information exchange has “accelerated on all fronts,” Internal Revenue Service Deputy Associate Chief Counsel (International) Theodore…

District Court Erred in Disclosing Financial Details of Alleged Tax Evader

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit March 23 remanded a case for further proceedings where the court had to determine the scope of certain protective orders entered to safeguard personal financial information provided by an alleged tax evader who was also the victim of a securities fraud scheme

IRS’s Information Security Weaknesses Jeopardize Financial Data, GAO Reports

The Internal Revenue Service had a material weakness in internal controls over financial reporting related to information security in fiscal year 2009, the Government Accountability Office said in a…