Posts Tagged ‘filing false tax return’

Classic Case of Tax Evasion: Under Reporting Income Gets Florida Man 51 Months in Prison

Monday, May 24th, 2010

Under reporting income is a serious crime.  It is also known as tax evasion and when the IRS catches up to you, you will pay, and not just a fine!  If you’ve under reported income and want to come clean with the IRS, there is no time better than today.  Tax Resolution Services has tax attorneys and Certified Tax Resolution Specialists that can help you sort through your taxes and
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No Help from Tax Attorney if Filing a False Federal Tax Return

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

Tax attorneys at Tax Resolution Services see all sorts of tax cases everyday.  From people who want to settle back taxes to people who were unknowingly on the receiving end of tax scams to people who owe extraordinary amounts of taxes and need to work out an IRS Payment Plan.  The Certified Tax Resolution Specialists and tax attorneys on the Tax Resolution Services team can help with all of the above
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Tax Advice from Tax Resolution Services: Elaborate Tax Evasion Schemes Don’t Fool the IRS

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

Tomorrow – April 15th – is tax day!  As tax day approaches, some people  get more desperate to get their taxes done and filed!  Our tax attorneys and Certified Tax Resolution Specialists can tell you one thing for certain: large or small, elaborate schemes to evade taxes don’t work.  And this just doesn’t apply to people like this man from Bend, Oregon, in the article below, it also applies for people who
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IRS Payment Plans: A Better Option for Tax Relief Than Filing False Tax Returns With the Aid of Your Pastor

Friday, March 26th, 2010

IRS Payment Plans – also know as Installment Agreements – allow the taxpayer to pay tax liabilities over time.  If you owe money to the IRS and feel that your tax debt is overwhelming, seeking professional tax services is a smart idea.  Tax Resolution Services can help a taxpayer negotiate an IRS payment plan with low monthly payments that sets you on the path to financial freedom.  Filing false tax returns
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Tax Resolution Services Offers Investment Fraud Representation for Those Scammed by Florida Mayor Guilty of Laundering, Tax Evasion

Monday, January 11th, 2010

Investment fraud, also known as a “Ponzi” scheme, is prevelant both on a small scale or large scale (two words: Bernie Madoff).  Tax Resolution Services offers help for those who’ve been scammed in these white collar crimes.  A Certified Tax Resolution Specialist can tell you if you are eligible to recover 30% to 40% of your losses through investment fraud representation under the Internal Revenue Code section 165.  Recoup your losses with professional investment fraud representation and enjoy the article
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No Innocent Spouse Tax Relief for Couple Who Face Five Years in Prison for Tax Evasion

Friday, December 4th, 2009

The IRS offers Innnocent Spouse Tax Relief for people who find themselves in tax trouble due to the actions of their spouse or ex-spouse.   The IRS has set Innocent Spouse Guidelines to determine if a spouse will be held jointly responsible for the tax crime.  If you find yourself in an unpleasant tax situation where you believe that you may qualify for the IRS Innocent Spouse Tax Relief, do the following:  review
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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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IRS Penalties for Fraudulent Tax Returns are Severe for CPAs and Taxpayers Alike

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

Although there never was a “good” time to cheat on taxes, now is worse than ever for taxpayers and tax preparers to file fraudulent tax returns. With the IRS getting more funding and 800 more agents to collect taxes, taxpayers and CPAs who deliberately report fraudulent information on tax returns will be hit with severe IRS penalties.
If the IRS detects and proves beyond a reasonable doubt that fraudulence was deliberate,
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Think Like a Tax Lawyer: Beware of Tax Evasion Schemes That Could Lead to Serious IRS Tax Trouble

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

Small business owners and sole proprietors have been identified as the largest group that is contributing to the increasing tax gap of $350 billion/year. It is extremely difficult for the IRS to investigate each small business owner to uncover tax evasion acts such as under-reporting income.
In the current economy, the astonishing yearly tax gap is alarming to policymakers who are desperately short of funds. They find that they cannot fulfill
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N.Y. Politico Files False Federal Tax Returns

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

Nassau County, N.Y., Legislator Roger Corbin has been charged with filing false federal tax returns and making false statements to agents of the FBI and IRS.
According to the complaint, Corbin received 81 checks totaling approximately $226,000 from a developer between Feb. 22, 2005, and Dec. 31, 2007. Each of the checks was made payable to “Cash” and deposited into one of Corbin’s personal bank accounts. In interviews with special agents
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Filing False Tax Return Results in 18-Month Prison Sentence

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

Lee B. Woodbury, 51, of Gilbert, Ariz., was sentenced to 18 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution of $97,232 after pleading guilty to willfully filing a false tax return. Until contacted by the IRS Criminal Investigation Division, Woodbury had not filed returns for tax years 1998 to 2001. He later under reported his income in returns. In total, the tax loss as a result of Woodbury’s willfully filing
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IRS Catch One of Their Own; Agent Guilty of Tax Fraud

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

A revenue agent with the Internal Revenue Service has agreed to plead guilty to a federal tax fraud charge for filing a personal income tax return that claimed he suffered a loss in a real estate transaction when in fact he realized a substantial profit.
In a plea agreement, Jim H. Liu, 43, of Diamond Bar, Calif., agreed to plead guilty to subscribing to a false tax return — a charge
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Businessman Faces Multiple Tax Charges Including Tax Evasion, Tax Fraud

Friday, April 24th, 2009

Daniel L. French, of Akron, Ohio, was charged with three counts of attempting to evade his personal income taxes and two counts filing false income tax returns for a solely-owned corporation he operated in Macedonia, Ohio.
The first two counts allege French filed false returns for the years 2002 and 2003, which  listed deductions for corporate payments that were in fact disbursements for personal benefit.  These disbursements are alleged to be
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Chicago Businessman Deals with Tax Charge

Sunday, March 15th, 2009

The president of a Chicago government relations and economic development firm was charged with filing a false federal corporate income tax return for allegedly underreporting his firm’s taxable income.
Illinois Development Services Corporation president Anthony B. Bruno, 56, was charged in a single-count criminal information alleging he filed a federal corporate income tax return for Gray & Associates for calendar year 2001 which stated that Gray & Associates’ taxable income was
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Couple Sentenced for Ponzi Scheme, Income Tax Evasion

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

Shirley G. Graybill, 72, of North Haven, Conn., was sentenced to two years of probation — the first four months of which she must spend in home confinement — after pleading guilty to one count of making and subscribing to a false 2002 tax return.
According to court records, the Triple Diamond Foundation was an entity created by Graybill and her husband, Dale L. Graybill, purportedly to fund cancer research —
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