A former Lafayette Parish Assistant District Attorney was sentenced to 18 months in prison and three years of supervised release for tax evasion. He was also ordered to pay $179,661.59 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service.
According to court testimony, Joseph Floyd Johnson, 50, of Lafayette, La., failed to file his federal income tax return and evaded the payment of federal income taxes for the year 2003 after receiving income
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I recently came across a post on The Global Resolution from the Thorn Law Group. The Global Resolution is the agreement the U.S. government and European banks are currently working on in a continued effort to put a stop to offshore tax evasion.
How will it work:
1) Any foreign bank under U.S. investigation will pay a fine to the government
2) Said bank will disclose U.S. client names to the government
3) U.S. government
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Failing to file your tax return(s) is a potential felony, definitely a crime.  However, you have a right to remedy that.  If you have failed to file a tax return in the past, you can file a delinquent tax return, no matter how late.  Tax Resolution Services can help you with getting your tax problems in order.  If you’ve deliberately failed false tax returns, as the eye doctor below, we
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Michael Jackson’s former manager is facing some major IRS tax problems. Raymone Bain was charged on two counts of failure to file tax returns from 2006 – 2008 despite large earnings from working for the star as his general manager and spokeswoman during that period.
Bain pleaded guilty on Wednesday, June 22 for failing to file both federal and District of Colombia returns.  She is scheduled for sentencing on August 13,
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At Tax Resolution Services, we all agree that tax evasion is never a good idea.  People who pull tax scams, such as filing false tax returns, may feel like they are lining their pockets with money at the moment, but the money does no good once they are in prison.  Tax cheats usually end up in prison and with a hefty fine to boot, as in the example below.
The manager
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Accused of killing her daughter Caylee, Casey Anthony has been in the national spotlight since 2008.
Now, she’s also in the Internal Revenue Service’s spotlight. The IRS has filed a $68,520.41 tax lien against Anthony in Kississmee, Fla.
Anthony was on trial for the murder of her daughter. She was found not guilty.
When the IRS files a tax lien against someone, they mean business.  They use the lien to enforce collection activity
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Should you be afraid of an IRS audit?  The answer is yes.  More than 50% of the referrals that the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) gets are from the IRS Revenue Agent that conducts the audit interviews.  IRS audits are there to keep the innocent on track and to expose those that are not so innocent, from small time tax cheats to big time tax evasion like in the article below.
Clarissa
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We blog about a lot of IRS tax cases where people try to cheat on their taxes and lose.  If you don’t want to see your name and tax case on our  tax blog, I don’t blame you!  It’s never too late – and in your best interest – to resolve your tax problems today!  Tax Resolution Services can help you so you don’t end up as another tax cheat
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The IRS commissioner explained how the tax-collecting agency is using the latest technology and aggressive data collection to curb fraud and evasion.
- Article by Michael Rozbruch, Certified Tax Resolution Specialist and founder of Tax Resolution Services
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IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman came to the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School in Baltimore with a clear message.
The IRS, he said, will use every tool and technology at its disposal to combat tax fraud and
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At Tax Resolution Services we always say that you only can evade taxes for so long before getting caught.  No tax cheater ever seems to think that the longer they get away with tax evasion, the steeper their penalty will be when they get caught!  Case in point:
Florida real estate agent Thomas Daugherty, 54, of Fort Myers, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for tax evasion. The court
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In some cases of tax evasion where a couple is involved, one person in the couple may qualify for Innocent Spouse tax relief.  That’s when one person of the couple has no idea that the spouse (or ex-spouse) is scamming the IRS.  Qualifying for Innocent Spouse relief means that the innocent party will not be liable to pay back the taxes, interest or penalties incurred by the guilty spouse.  As
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The president and sole owner of an Illinois construction company was indicted on charges of filing false federal individual income tax returns for allegedly under reporting his company’s income by more than $864,000 over two years and failing to pay more than $260,000 in taxes.
Robert W. Conforti Sr., 63, of Downers Grove, Illinois, owned Conforti Construction Co., and was charged with two counts of filing false federal tax returns.
According to
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Back tax debt happens to many people.  The IRS does not discriminate – they aim to collect overdue taxes from everyone, including celebrities.

One of the stars of Celebrity Apprentice owes the Internal Revenue Service $50,000 in back taxes.

Actress Marlee Matlin, 45, told People magazine that she is negotiating a payment arrangement with the IRS. She and her husband, a Burbank, Calif., police officer, are also trying to sell their five-bedroom home
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Tax Resolution Services offers affordable solutions to businesses and individuals who find themselves in tax troubles.  If you owe back taxes, need help to file a delinquent tax return, or have been threatened by a tax lien, our team of tax professionals can help you.  However, if you’ve deliberately evaded taxes and are looking to get a pass from prison, you are on your own, like the person in the
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The IRS does gives people breaks – here and there.  One IRS break that some people are not aware of is tax relief for spouses who are being subjected to IRS problems because of their spouse’s (or ex-spouse’s) actions.  It is appropriately called “Innocent Spouse” tax relief and, if a person qualifies and meets IRS guidelines, they will not be responsible for the tax problems of their spouse.  Of course, this does not apply to
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