Every year, for all sorts of reasons, people fail to file their taxes.  When the IRS catches up to you, and they will, it is a crime that is punishable by prison time, a hefty fine, and often, both.  The good news is, if you failed to file your taxes in years past, you still have time to do it.  Many people do not know that you have the right to
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Better late than never!  Regardless of what you’ve heard, you have the right to file your original tax return, no matter how late.  Filing a delinquent tax returnwill keep you out of prison, evading taxes won’t!  As William DeLorenze found out:�
William DeLorenze, 54, of Westbrook, Conn., was sentenced to five months in prison, to be followed by one year of supervised release, after pleading guilty to one count of filing
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The end is near for U.S. taxpayers who are using the world’s most famous tax haven to shield assets and avoid paying Uncle Sam his due.  If you have an offshore account where you’ve been evading taxes, you should be worried!  Did you know that the IRS is offering an extension to the voluntary disclosure program to come clean about undeclared income?
By Michael Rozbruch
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In one of the latest — and
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I’ve blogged many times about people who fail to file taxes, for whatever reason.  They may be knowingly evading taxes or they may be too scared to file taxes because they are afraid that they won’t be able to pay whatever they owe the IRS.  Did you know that you can file a tax return, even when it is grossly late?  Better to file a delinquent tax return, than be convicted
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Thomas R. Kelley, of Salem, S.D., was originally indicted by a federal grand jury on Dec. 3, 2008, for filing a false income tax return, impeding the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and 16 counts of uttering fictitious obligations. A new superseding indictment added two counts of tax evasion and three counts of willful failure to file tax returns. If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison and a
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As Swiss bank UBS and the Swiss government consider reneging on a deal to turn over 52,000 names of U.S. clients, Justice Department warns criminal prosecution may be next step
By Michael Rozbruch
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For those who follow tax compliance news, February was a big month.
That’s when the U.S. Department of Justice announced a deal with Swiss bank UBS.
The U.S. government agreed to waive criminal prosecution — federal prosecutors suspected the Swiss bank
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An Essex County, N.J., man who sells watches and other merchandise through Internet sites such as eBay pleaded guilty to filing a fraudulent tax return.
Jaime Virtucio, 59, of Bloomfield, pleaded guilty to subscribing to a false personal tax return. At his plea hearing, Virtucio admitted that he received payment from Internet sources, including PayPal and CPS Merchant Services, directly into bank accounts he controlled in return for merchandise he sold
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Jeremy S. Schmid, 31, of Sevierville, Tennessee, was sentenced to three years of probation and six months of home detention. He was also ordered to pay $204,723.47 in restitution to the IRS. Schmid pleaded guilty to three counts of failing to file tax returns with the IRS. According to the stipulation of facts filed with the court at the time of his plea, Schmid admitted to willfully failing to file
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In an effort to curtail corporate financial irresponsibility, the Obama administration has been working fervently to control white-collar tax cheats. The media has successfully portrayed the businesses that have overseas bank accounts as “suspicious” and potentially guilty of tax evasion.  In 2001, there was a $345 billion tax gap–most of which can be accounted for by the underground economy of tax evaders who have strategically utilized foreign tax havens and
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In this weak economy, many individuals and businesses - both big and small - are struggling to make their payroll tax deposits and many are falling behind.
Payroll tax problems can be the “kiss of death” for many business owners as IRS penalties can add up quickly! Payroll tax debt should not be taken lightly -  IRS levies on wages and bank accounts can cause you to lose your business!
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Bill Handel is a nationally syndicated talk show host who offers expert legal advice on his entertaining show Handel on the Law.
Here’s some great income tax relief advice from Bil:
Do you owe the IRS over $15,000 in back taxes or do you have unfiled tax returns? Don’t hide from the IRS!
Tax Resolution Services can help you negotiate a settlement of up to 85% of the original amount owed including
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I recently blogged about how frivolous arguments topped the IRS Dirty Dozen list of most common tax schemes. And in this bad economy, there will be more individuals maintaining frivolous arguments for not paying their taxes.
While many Americans were paying their taxes on April 15, there’s a group of citizens known as tax defiers, deniers or protesters who cite many different reasons refusing to pay their income taxes.
Their frivolous arguments
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Robert A. Huff was sentenced to six months in prison, to be followed by one year of supervised release, for failing to file a 2001 tax return. Huff in 2001 and 2002 was self-employed in various real estate business activities in the greater Cleveland, Ohio, area. In his written plea agreement, Huff acknowledged that he had gross receipts of approximately $283,142 in 2001 and $405,064 in 2002 and that he
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Yesterday I wrote about Charles J. O’Byrne, the top government aide who claims that his 5 years of tax debt amounting to $300,000 was a by-product of his bouts with depression and a condition that makes it difficult for him to fill out his tax returns.
Tax evaders have been claiming to suffer from “failure to file syndrome” for years - even though it’s really not likely to hold up in
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New York Governor David A. Paterson’s top aide recently made headlines for his failure to file and pay his taxes for 5 years, from 2001 to 2005.  While Charles J. O’Byrne has paid the $300,000 in back and federal taxes he owed, his lawyers said that the aide had problems with depression and suffered from failure to file syndrome, “a condition that made it difficult for him to fill out
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