Every year, for all sorts of reasons, people fail to file their taxes.  When the IRS catches up to you, and they will, it is a crime that is punishable by prison time, a hefty fine, and often, both.  The good news is, if you failed to file your taxes in years past, you still have time to do it.  Many people do not know that you have the right to
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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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Salt Lake City, Utah, escort service operator pleaded guilty to charges of attempted income tax evasion.
The indictment alleges that Roy B. Hoskins owned and operated Companions, an escort service that maintained its principal place of business in Utah. According to the indictment, Hoskins knowingly omitted substantial income from Companions from his individual 2001 and 2002 Forms 1040.
Hoskins faces up to five years in prison and a fine of up to
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Faced with overwhelming tax debt, more Americans than ever will be hoping to qualify for the IRS Offer in Compromise (OIC) program and save thousands of dollars in taxes, penalties and interest.
In 2007, approximately 46,000 offers were submitted to the IRS nationally and only 12,000 were accepted. This year, there will be more offers submitted this year, as well as a higher IRS acceptance rate due to the state of
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