Date: 6/26/2025
Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST
CPE Credit: 2 hours

Course Description: 

The course provides a concise overview of the Tax Division, United States Department of Justice.  The Division is responsible for enforcing the nation's tax laws fully, fairly, and consistently, through both criminal and civil litigation. The session will explore the role of the Tax Division in ensuring fair and uniform enforcement of tax laws, protecting the public, encouraging voluntary compliance with tax laws, and how their operations impact regulatory ethics..
 
 
Topics Covered:

• Overview of the Tax Division's role and responsibilities
• Civil litigation and appellate cases in the Tax Division
• Criminal investigations and prosecutions of tax law violations
• Protecting the public through affirmative civil litigation
• Encouraging voluntary compliance with tax laws
• Ensuring fair and uniform enforcement of tax laws
• Collaboration with other federal agencies in tax law enforcement

• Understand the mission and responsibilities of the Tax Division
• Be familiar with the Tax Division's civil and criminal litigation processes
• Recognize the importance of protecting the public through affirmative civil litigation
• Understand the role of the Tax Division in encouraging voluntary compliance with tax laws
• Know the ways in which the Tax Division ensures fair and uniform enforcement of tax laws
• Gain insight into the collaboration between the Tax Division and other federal agencies in tax law enforcement