An Oklahoma businessman pleaded guilty to willfully failing to pay over to the IRS federal taxes that he withheld from his employees.
Theodore Michael Zachritz, of Nichols Hills, Okla., owned and operated Lifestyle Pools in Oklahoma City. As owner of the company, Zachritz deducted and withheld federal income taxes, Social Security taxes, and Medicare taxes (commonly called “payroll taxes”) from wages of Lifestyle Pools employees. Under federal law, an employer must
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Hip-hop artist Snoop Dogg owes more than half a million dollars in back taxes to the Internal Revenue Service.
According to a lien the government filed, Snoop Dogg, whose real name is Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., owes $546,270.29 in unpaid taxes for the years 2009 and 2011.
Snoop Dogg, who was discovered by rapper and record producer Dr. Dre, has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide. His first album, Doggystyle, sold
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If you are in tax debt and worried about your future, it’s time to see a professional.
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It’s coming — next month.
The dreaded Tax Day.
For some, it’s the worst day on the calendar.
Why?
Because they have tax debt.
Or they are under government scrutiny.
Or they are cheating — perhaps they prefer the term fudging? — their taxes and are concerned about getting caught.
Are you one of these U.S. consumers?
If so, you have reason
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A New Jersey man who owned several air conditioning businesses was sentenced to five months in prison and five months of house arrest for tax evasion.
Mark Trawinski, 59, of Morganville, N.J., pleaded guilty to willfully attempting to evade payments of accrued employer’s quarterly federal taxes and the associated trust fund recovery penalties.
According to court records, Trawinski owned and operated three heating and air conditioning businesses. For various tax quarters,
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A Connecticut bookkeeper was sentenced to four months in prison and supervised release after filing false income tax returns.
According to court records, Renee Lamar Joseph, 38, of Norwalk, Conn., was the bookkeeper for Joseph Landscaping and Masonry, a landscaping and masonry business owned and operated by her husband.  Joseph’s responsibilities included handling JLM’s billing and accounting and providing tax-related information to tax return preparers.
On Aug. 16, 2012, Joseph admitted that
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A former U.S. Air Force pilot faces five years in prison after pleading guilty to tax evasion.
William M. Rogers Jr., 70, of Castle Rock, Colorado, worked as a professional pilot in the civilian sector for various companies in Colorado.
During the years 2005 through 2007, according to court records, Rogers had companies he worked for make payments for his pilot work to Sea Scan International Inc., a company he controlled. Rogers
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A former chief of staff to a member of the Newark (N.J.) Municipal Council received six months in prison and six months of home confinement for evading income taxes.
Richard Allen Whitten, 50, of Newark, pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion for his fraudulent W-4 form and subsequent failure to file a federal tax return. Whitten claimed phony exemptions and failed to file an individual income tax return.
In addition
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The owner of a New Jersey construction and remodeling business admitted to evading more than $100,000 in taxes by depositing business checks into his personal accounts and failing to report that income.
Sing Chan, 32, of West Orange, N.J., owned Custom Design and Carpentry. During tax years 2008 and 2009, Chan sometimes received payment for services through checks made payable to Custom Design, and sometimes checks were made out to Chan
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Jan Van Dusen, a volunteer for a cat rescue program, recently went to battle with Tax Court to deduct expenses for the care of some 70 plus cats. The article Stray Cat Strut: Woman Beats IRS published in the Wall Street Journal outlines how Ms. Van Dusen won her case against the tax court in her argument for the deduction for over $12,000 in bills accumulated for the care of
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After federal prosecutors in filed a criminal complaint against a businessman that alleges he skimmed more than $500,000 from his company, the Dawsonville, Ga., man pleaded guilty to evasion but disputed the amount of taxes evaded.
Robert Merickle, 59, allegedly filed a false tax return in 2001, which failed to report substantial amounts of income from a company he owned and operated, Blue Haven Pools.
According to court records, Merickle spent more
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