February 27, 2026 AlertsCourt Ruling Creates Refund Opportunity for Pandemic-Era IRS Interest and PenaltiesBy Matthew D. Lee, Brian C. Bernhardt and Jonathan M. Wasser
September 24, 2025 ArticlesThe 2025 White-Collar Symposium: Key Takeaways on the IRS, Trump Administration Enforcement Priorities and the False Claims Act
April 23, 2025 ArticlesSelf-Disclosure Calculus Remains Complex Under Trump DOJLaw360By Saverio S. Romeo and Matthew D. Lee
March 05, 2025 AlertsEmployers Charged With ‘Harboring’ Unauthorized Foreign WorkersBy Catherine V. Wadhwani, Ali Brodie, Matthew D. Lee, Mark D. Harley and Samuel R. Finkel
January 29, 2025 ArticlesEmployee Retention Credit Claim Resolution Has No End in SightBloomberg TaxBy Matthew D. Lee, Brian C. Bernhardt and Jonathan M. Wasser
October 30, 2024 ArticlesUnchargeable Conduct: The Next Frontier for Sentencing ReformThe Legal IntelligencerBy Saverio S. Romeo and Matthew D. Lee
October 23, 2024 ArticlesWant to Sue the IRS for Unpaid ERC Claims? Consider These FactorsBloomberg LawBy Matthew D. Lee, Brian C. Bernhardt, Jonathan M. Wasser and Matthew S. Adams
August 19, 2024 AlertsIRS Reopens Employee Retention Tax Credit Voluntary Disclosure ProgramBy Matthew D. Lee, Matthew S. Adams, Brian C. Bernhardt and Jonathan M. Wasser
August 12, 2024 AlertsIRS Begins Processing Some Employee Retention Tax Credit Claims Filed During the MoratoriumBy Matthew D. Lee, Matthew S. Adams, Brian C. Bernhardt and Jonathan M. Wasser
August 07, 2024 AlertsIRS Increases Pressure on Businesses That Claimed Employee Retention Tax CreditsBy Matthew D. Lee, Matthew S. Adams, Brian C. Bernhardt and Jonathan M. Wasser
June 05, 2024 AlertsWhy Some Taxpayers With Unprocessed ERC Claims Should Consider Filing a Refund LawsuitBy Matthew S. Adams, Matthew D. Lee, Brian C. Bernhardt and Jonathan M. Wasser
March 19, 2024 AlertsERC Voluntary Disclosure Deadline Rapidly Approaching on March 22By Brian C. Bernhardt, Matthew S. Adams, Matthew D. Lee and Jonathan W. Wasser
March 07, 2024 AlertsMillionaires, Corporate Jets and Crypto: IRS Unveils New Enforcement InitiativesBy Matthew D. Lee
February 21, 2024 AlertsIRS Identifies Seven ERC Red Flags (and Other ERC Updates)By Matthew D. Lee, Matthew S. Adams, Brian C. Bernhardt and Jonathan M. Wasser
January 23, 2024 AlertsBill Proposes January 31 as Last Day to File Employee Retention Credit ClaimsBy Matthew D. Lee, Matthew S. Adams, Brian C. Bernhardt and Jonathan M. Wasser
January 16, 2024 AlertsEmployee Retention Tax Credit: Updates From Congress and the IRSBy Brian C. Bernhardt, Matthew S. Adams, Matthew D. Lee and Jonathan M. Wasser
January 02, 2024 AlertsNew IRS Program Lets Businesses Repay Questionable Employee Retention Credits at a DiscountBy Matthew D. Lee, Matthew S. Adams, Brian C. Bernhardt and Jonathan M. Wasser
December 11, 2023 AlertsIRS Rejects 20,000 Employee Retention Credit Claims, Plans to Offer New Voluntary Disclosure ProgramBy Matthew D. Lee, Matthew S. Adams, Brian C. Bernhardt and Jonathan M. Wasser
October 25, 2023 AlertsIRS Offers Employers a Chance to Withdraw Inaccurate Employee Retention Credit ClaimsBy Brian C. Bernhardt, Matthew S. Adams, Matthew D. Lee and Jonathan M. Wasser
September 19, 2023 AlertsIRS Halts Processing of New Employee Retention Credit Claims, Redoubles Efforts Against FraudBy Matthew S. Adams, Matthew D. Lee and Jonathan M. Wasser
April 05, 2023 ArticlesAs the Clock Ticks on Acquitted Conduct Sentencing, Is Relevant Conduct Sentencing Next?By Matthew D. Lee and Saverio S. Romeo
March 24, 2023 ArticlesPopular Bank Fine Shines PPP Fraud Spotlight On LendersLaw360Marissa Koblitz Kingman and Matthew D. Lee
March 16, 2023 AlertsIRS Renews Warning on Employee Retention Credit Fraud, DOJ Files First Criminal ChargesBy Matthew S. Adams, Matthew D. Lee and Jonathan Wasser
February 24, 2023 AlertsDOJ Formalizes Framework for Corporate Cooperation CreditBy Matthew Adams, Matthew Lee, Marissa Koblitz Kingman and Saverio Romeo
February 09, 2023 AlertsFederal Reserve Board Fines Bank for Processing PPP Loans That Had Signs of FraudBy Marissa Koblitz Kingman and Matthew D. Lee
December 19, 2022 AlertsHouse Subcommittee Singles Out Fintech Companies, Government Officials and PPP Lenders for Roles in COVID-19 Related FraudBy Marissa Koblitz Kingman and Matthew D. Lee
October 31, 2022 AlertsInspector General Faults Internal Revenue Service for Handling of Pandemic Relief BenefitsBy Matthew D. Lee and Jonathan Wasser
October 25, 2022 AlertsThe Federal Government’s Continued Focus on COVID-19 Aid Fraud Leads to New Charges, Convictions and SentencingsBy Marissa Koblitz Kingman and Matthew D. Lee
October 04, 2022 AlertsJustice Department Settles First Whistleblower Case Alleging PPP Fraud in Which It IntervenedBy Marissa Koblitz Kingman and Matthew D. Lee
September 22, 2022 AlertsAICPA Urges IRS to Extend Deadline for COVID-19 Penalty Relief, Expand ScopeBy Matthew D. Lee and Jonathan Wasser
September 19, 2022 AlertsJustice Department Announces First False Claims Act Settlement With PPP Lender and Unveils New COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force Teams
September 12, 2022 ArticlesUS Supreme Court to Settle Long-Disputed FBAR Penalty IssueBloomberg TaxBy Matthew D. Lee
August 30, 2022 AlertsInternal Revenue Service Announces Sweeping Penalty Relief for 2019, 2020 Tax ReturnsBy Matthew D. Lee and Jonathan Wasser
March 16, 2022 AlertsLenders Are Newest Targets in DOJ’s Paycheck Protection Program Fraud ProsecutionsBy Marissa Koblitz Kingman and Matthew D. Lee
December 09, 2021 AlertsFederal Judges Imposing Increasingly Harsh Prison Sentences for Paycheck Protection Program FraudBy Matthew D. Lee and Marissa Koblitz Kingman
October 13, 2021 AlertsHealth Care Professionals Are Key Targets in COVID Aid-Related Fraud ProsecutionsBy Matthew D. Lee and Marissa Koblitz Kingman
September 09, 2021 AlertsRecent False Claims Act Settlement Illustrates Key Role of Whistleblowers in Rooting Out PPP FraudBy Matthew D. Lee and Marissa Koblitz Kingman
August 23, 2021Are Cryptocurrency Exchanges the New Swiss Banks?American BankerBy Christopher R. Callahan and Matthew D. Lee
June 07, 2021 AlertsDOJ Intensifies Criminal Prosecutions of Health Care Fraud Related to COVID-19By Matthew Adams, Matthew Lee and Marissa Koblitz Kingman
June 02, 2021 AlertsCOVID-19 Fraud Task Force EstablishedBy Matthew D. Lee and Marissa Koblitz Kingman
April 20, 2021 AlertsJustice Department Continues Historic Level of Enforcement Against COVID-19 FraudBy Matthew D. Lee and Marissa Koblitz Kingman
February 26, 2021 AlertsDOJ Announces First Criminal Prosecution for Misuse of COVID-19 Relief Funds Dedicated to Health Care ProvidersBy Matthew D. Lee and Marissa Koblitz Kingman
January 20, 2021 AlertsCivil Settlement in PPP Loan Fraud Case Opens New Battle LinesBy Matthew D. Lee
December 16, 2020 AlertsPPP Data Dump Places Loan Forgiveness Applications Under a MicroscopeBy Matthew D. Lee and Marissa Koblitz Kingman
November 05, 2020 ArticlesUncovering Offshore Assets: Using U.S. Tax Reporting Requirements as a Discovery ToolFamily AdvocateBy Matthew D. Lee
October 20, 2020 AlertsPPP Loan Fraud Enforcement 2.0: Preparing for the Next Round of ScrutinyBy Matthew D. Lee and Marissa Koblitz Kingman
August 20, 2020 AlertsWill You Be Ready for a Paycheck Protection Program Audit?By Matthew S. Adams, Matthew D. Lee and Christopher J. Pippett
June 29, 2020 AlertsEarly Cases Demonstrate the Justice Department’s Commitment to Aggressively Prosecute PPP Loan FraudBy Matthew D. Lee and Marissa Koblitz Kingman
May 22, 2020COVID-19 Investigations Put Small And Midsize Businesses in Government's Enforcement CrosshairsBy Matthew S. Adams and Matthew D. Lee