Posts Tagged ‘IRS enforcement policies’

IRS Strategic Plan Addresses the Tax Gap and Focuses on Service and Enforcement over the Next Five Years

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

The IRS just released its strategic plan for fiscal years 2009-2013. The plan outlines how the agency will improve service to taxpayers and enforcement of the law over the next five years.
According to IRS Commissioner Douglas H. Shulman, the agency’s first goal is to make voluntary compliance easier in an effort to maintain the fairest and most effective system of voluntary compliance in the world.
In other words, their goal is
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Average Joes As Likely to Face Tax Trouble for Tax Evasion, Filing False Tax Returns

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

You read in newspapers about big-name celebrities caught violating U.S. tax law. But beware: You’re at risk too.
By Michael Rozbruch
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Celebrity lands in tax trouble.
That story always finds a way into your newspaper or your favorite news website.
After all, who hasn’t read about Brazilian race-car driver and “Dancing with the Stars” winner Helio Castroneves?
The 33-year-old faces trial in Miami on charges he failed to report $5.5 million in income from 1999
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