Monthly Archives: April 2024

Federal Tax Cases on the Rise

Tax-related investigations and prosecutions appear to be on the rise. The Inflation Reduction Act provided $80 billion in additional funding to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Much of this funding has been dedicated to enforcing tax compliance through the hiring and training of agents. The IRS-Criminal Investigation Agency (IRS-CI) investigates [...]

By Beggs & Lane|2024-04-29T16:51:49+00:00April 29th, 2024|

What is a Civil Investigative Demand?

Federal government agencies have many tools to obtain private information from people and entities prior to the initiation of formal court proceedings. One tool is a Civil Investigative Demand (CID). This is an administrative subpoena that demands the production of documents, answers to interrogatories, and/or oral testimony under oath. For [...]

By Beggs & Lane|2024-04-22T17:58:00+00:00April 5th, 2024|