Know what’s going on in your office!  When an employee starts to embezzle money and evade taxes to line their pockets and offshore bank accounts, it often goes unnoticed by the company’s owners for months or years until a lot of money is stolen.   If you own a business, being smart about who you hire is one thing, making sure they are doing their job accurately and honestly is another.�
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If you owe taxes, the federal government will file an IRS tax lien against you.  Do you know what an IRS tax lien means?  First and foremost, it means you are in tax debt and owe the IRS money.  A tax lien filed against you also means that this is on the public record and it shows up on your credit report.  A tax lien can tie up your personal property
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The IRS Voluntary Disclosure Program ended on October 15th.  For U.S. taxpayers who have been hiding money in Zurich, expect indictments and harsh prison sentences from the IRS.

By Michael Rozbruch, Certified Tax Resolution Specialist
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For the more than 4,450 U.S. taxpayers who have bank accounts in Switzerland and haven’t told Uncle Sam, time’s up.
In an unprecedented settlement with the Swiss government and Swiss bank UBS, the Department of Justice and Internal Revenue
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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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When it comes to paying taxes, some people are criminals about it.  Sadly, some people who call themselves “tax professionals” are also criminals!  Chances are, if you are seeking tax help from a tax professional, you may already feel like you are in over your head.  If the “tax professional” gives you advice that sounds too good to be true, it just may be!  Do your research and arm yourself
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Tax fraud is committed every day.  One criminal act that seems particularly popular, that I’ve blogged about again and again, is filing false federal tax returns.  People do it for various reasons - I suspect that two of the top reasons would be to avoid paying taxes or to get a substantial tax return from the IRS, lining their pockets - and offshore bank accounts - with money.   But what good is money
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Tax evasion is not a good idea.  Whether you are doing it to save yourself some money or doing it so your employees will save money.  Either way avoiding taxes is a bad idea!  As I said on my website, the bottom line is: Past due payroll taxes can cause you to lose your business and your freedom!  A great example of the trouble you can find yourself in with payroll tax evasion follows:
Judith and Norman
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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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Javid David Azari, 60, of Portland, Ore., pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion. As part of the plea agreement, Azari agreed to cooperate with the United States regarding the whereabouts of all assets related to income tax evasion.
According to the plea, Azari knew he had unpaid federal income taxes for the years 1997 to 1999, and he attempted to evade payment of those taxes by transferring money out
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An Arizona businessman has been sentenced to 12 months in federal prison for failure to file a federal income tax return.
Mario Alexander Pino, 38, a self-employed consultant in Scottsdale, was indicted by a federal grand jury in August 2008 and entered a guilty plea in March 2009 to the crime of willful failure to file his 2003 tax return. Pino was also ordered to serve one year of supervised release
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Terry Bowling, 62, of Huntington, W.V., was sentenced to one year and a day in prison. He was also ordered to pay in excess of $386,000 in restitution to the IRS.
Bowling, the owner and operator of several businesses, pleaded guilty to a two-count information charging him with the evasion of personal income taxes and federal employment taxes.
Bowling acknowledged his taxable income from 2002 to 2006 was approximately $368,000. However, because
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The former chief executive of a Nevada sports energy drink company has been indicted on tax evasion charges.
Xyience CEO Russell Pike, of Las Vegas, is charged with one count of tax evasion for failing to file a federal individual income tax return for 2006 and failing to pay taxes on more than $6.9 million in income he earned in 2006. Pike is also charged with using nominees and a forward-dated
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Taxes can be complicated.   Send your questions about tax audits, wage garnishments, IRS bank levies, payroll tax problems, how to set up monthly payment plans with the IRS or general questions about tax relief to advice@taxresolution.com with “Ask the Tax Expert” in the subject line.
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Question: I have a lot of debt, including tax debt. How I amassed this debt isn’t important right now. What is important is this: What can
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A commercial real estate agent in Florida has been charged with tax evasion. The government alleges Thomas W. Daugherty, 53, of Fort Myers, evaded paying approximately $1.6 million in taxes from 1998 to 2005.
According to the government, Daugherty maintained a cash lifestyle to hide his earnings. He  refrained from depositing his commission checks into his bank account and instead converted his commission checks into cash and multiple cashier’s checks payable
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