Posts Tagged ‘avoiding taxes’

Furniture Retailer Guilty of Tax Evasion and What to Do if You are in an IRS Audit

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

Skimming cash off the top of your business only gets you in trouble.   Often people underestimate the eyes and ears of the IRS and think that they can get away with taking just a little home tax-free.  Most of these people get caught!  Unfortunately the IRS is not perfect either – sometimes people get caught for innocent mistakes too and if you find yourself in an IRS audit, you will need professional tax
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If Convicted, Pennsylvania Man May Spend 12 Years in Prison on Tax Evasion Charges

Friday, April 10th, 2009

John C. Gedekoh III of Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of filing false tax returns.
According to the indictment, Gedekoh knowingly filed false federal income tax returns for the years 2002 to 2005 by understating his gross receipts by $223,161.81. The IRS Criminal Investigation Division conducted the investigation leading to the indictment in this case.
If convicted, Gedekoh faces up to 12 years
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Marion Barry Owes $277,000 in Back Taxes

Monday, April 6th, 2009

Prosecutors allege Washington, D.C., Council member and former Mayor Marion Barry has failed to pay more $277,000 in back taxes.
In a recent court filing, prosecutors told the court the politician had not made a tax payment during a period in which he took a Jamaican vacation and ran for re-election to the Ward 8 council seat.
“There is no excuse for the defendant’s failure to make payments to the District of
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Oregon Man Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

Mark Arthur Henriksen, 56, of Monmouth, Ore., pleaded guilty to one count of income tax evasion for the year 2001.
In 2001 and 2002, Henriksen was a principal of Applied Technical Systems, a business in Lake Oswego that installs commercial data networks. In response to a prior IRS levy against him, Henriksen used a friend to act on his behalf as a nominee shareholder of the company in order to circumvent
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Tenn. Businessman Gets 8 Months for Tax Evasion

Friday, February 20th, 2009

Thoeun Chan, 52, of Germantown, Tenn., was sentenced to eight months in prison and ordered to pay $207,142.30 in restitution following his guilty plea for tax evasion. Chan, owner of Handiworks Jewelry and Winchester Pawn and Jewelry in Memphis, admitted he failed to report about $274,875 in income for 2001 and about $277,277 in income for 2002. These false returns resulted in a tax loss of approximately $207,142.30.

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