Tax Section

The Fraud Division’s Tax Section is focused on enforcing the nation’s criminal tax laws. This effort aims to protect taxpayers from fraudulent tax preparers, identity theft-related tax crimes, and other sophisticated fraudsters targeting Americans and the United States economy. In addition, the Tax Section investigates and prosecutes individuals and corporations that attempt to evade taxes, willfully fail to file returns, submit false tax forms, and otherwise attempt to defraud the internal revenue system. The Tax Section also supervises all criminal tax enforcement conducted across the Department. The attorneys assigned to the Tax Section are responsible for developing and advancing investigations of these offenses and prosecuting offenders in district court on behalf of the United States.