On this tax blog I have written about  tax scams and tax evasion many times.  Besides Bernie Madoff and his Ponzi scheme, I have never written about a story as ridiculous as this one.  First of all, selling stolen software is dumb.  Even dumber when you steal it directly from Dell, one the biggest computer corporations, and then commit tax evasion to hide your earnings from this stolen property.  This man
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Some people are just straight up tax cheats.  The Wyoming man in the story below blatantly evaded his taxes doing things such as underreporting income and filing false tax returns.  Subsequently he was sentenced to prison time and left with a hefty fine - all of which he deserves.  For those who find themselves in tax debt, not because they were purposely cheating on taxes but because of other extraordinary
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Georgia resident Yolanda Canty and Jacqueline Kier pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the government following an IRS investigation that discovered their fraudulent tax-refund scheme.
The pair was involved in a scheme to file false tax returns based on fabricated W-2 forms in their own names and in the names of others.
Most of the “taxpayers” had no knowledge of the returns being filed in their names.
They would persuade individuals to provide
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With people looking for ways to save money this year, the tax-scam artists are having a field day. But here are the 12 tax scams you are most likely to encounter
By Michael Rozbruch
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April 15 has come and gone. You can check off one more line in the Death and Taxes column.
But that doesn’t mean you should relax. With identity theft on the rise and scamsters preying on taxpayers looking for a
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As I’ve mentioned before, average citizens are just as likely to get in tax trouble for tax evasion and filing false tax returns as high profile celebrities. And the individuals who assist tax cheats should also beware!
CCH (http://tax.cchgroup.com/) reports:
A federal district court determined the base offense level and appropriate sentencing enhancement of an individual convicted of aiding and assisting in the filing of materially false tax returns. The court based
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Sharon Brown-Acklin, 36, of Hamilton, Ala., was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison for 27 counts of preparing false tax returns. In addition, Brown-Acklin will serve one year of supervised release and was ordered to pay $79,832 in restitution to the IRS. Brown-Acklin’s use of false information, including filing status and inflated deductions, resulted in $252,123 of improperly claimed deductions and exemptions.
I’ve blogged about tax evasion before.
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Cheryl McMillan, 56, and Marion McMillan, 61, of Monument, Colo., were charged with tax evasion. The government alleges the husband and wife filed false and fraudulent tax returns that substantially underreported income for the tax years 2003 and 2004.
Cheryl McMillan faces two counts of tax evasion, while her husband Marion faces one count of tax evasion. They both face up to five years in prison and a $100,000 fine for
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In Wilmington, N.C., four women were sentenced for their involvement in a tax fraud scheme.
Pamela D. Evans, 33, received 15 months in prison; Bertha Battle, 28, received 15 months in prison; Tasha Battle, 28, received 180 days of home confinement with electronic monitoring; and Gwendolyn P. Evans, 49, received one month in prison and up to 150 days of home confinement with electronic monitoring.
All four pleaded guilty to conspiring to
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Furqan Mian Mehmood, 39, of Boise, Idaho failed to report income from two corporations on his tax returns.According to the indictment, Mehmood is a native of Pakistan who worked as a real estate broker and agent in Boise and formed two corporations through which he conducted his real estate transactionsToo bad he didn’t think “I need tax help”, because then maybe he would have not been charged with two counts
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