The IRS is issuing information to all taxpayers to stay on the lookout for fraudulent emails and correspondences claiming to be the IRS this tax season. Each year the IRS receives thousands of reports about suspicious calls, emails, faxes and notices claiming to be from the IRS. The goal of these fraudulent notices is an attempt to collect your personal information for identity theft or to take your money!
The IRS
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Walter Allen Johnson, a former Tennessee Department of Correction inmate, was sentenced to 92 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to submit false tax returns on behalf of prison inmates. Johnson admitted that, while incarcerated from 2006 to 2007, he conspired with others to submit false tax returns that claimed refunds on behalf of other inmates. Johnson and his co-conspirators collected 87 checks totaling approximately $57,880.

A Flint, Mich., woman was sentenced to 33 month in prison for preparing and filing false income tax returns.
Following a five-day trial, Chandra Hicks was convicted of 37 counts of preparing and filing false tax returns. According to evidence presented at trial, Hicks operated a tax preparation service called Unlimited Prosperity Tax Service in Flint, Mich., from 2005 through 2009.
During that time period Hicks prepared 37 false tax returns by
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Unpaid payroll taxes can lead to the downfall of your business. As a business owner, you have a duty to collect the correct amount of taxes and turn them over to the IRS. When payroll taxes go unpaid, the IRS does not mess around. The man in the article below deliberately scammed the IRS of payroll taxes and he will be paying for his crime soon.
The owner and operator of
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A Miami contractor was sentenced to 18 months in prison for employment tax fraud.
Reynaldo Orozco was also ordered to pay $504,047 in restitution to the United States.
Orozco previously pleaded guilty to one count of filing a false employment tax return on March 22, 2011. According to court documents, from 2004 to 2007, Orozco owned and operated Rock Construction Builders Inc., a construction business located in Miami-Dade County.
Orozco admitted that he
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A former Shively, Kentucky, police officer was sentenced to 39 months in prison and three years of supervised release after being found guilty by a federal jury of multiple counts of tax fraud and lying to the IRS.
Following a three-week trial, the jury found Curtis Gordon Jr., 40, of Louisville, Kentucky, guilty of three counts of filing false federal income tax returns, three counts of failure to file federal income
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The United States has sued a Washington man to stop him from promoting an alleged tax fraud scheme.
The government’s complaint alleges that John Lloyd Kirk promotes the use of fabricated Internal Revenue Service Forms 1099-OID to report fictitious income tax withholding. Kirk’s customers allegedly file federal tax returns claiming huge tax refunds based on the fake withholding.
According to the complaint, Kirk, who resides in Des Moines, Wash., promotes the scheme
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The Internal Revenue Service wants to know what happened to $100,000 that soap opera star Jack Scalia raised for military veterans and families of 9/11 victims.
Scalia, whose All My Children character had a relationship Susan Lucci’s on the show, raised the money through two nonprofit organizations, including one called 9-11-01 Lest We Forget.
The IRS pulled 9-11-01 Lest We Forget’s tax-exempt status after the organization did not file any tax returns.
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And another one bites the dust–The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requested American Tax Relief, a tax resolution firm based in Beverly Hills, California, to shut its doors due to deceptive business practices that cheated American consumers out of some $60 million.
According to the FTC news release, “…In TV, radio and Internet ads, American Tax Relief LLC falsely claims it can settle consumers’ delinquent federal and state taxes for a fraction
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Tax attorneys at Tax Resolution Services see all sorts of tax cases everyday.  From people who want to settle back taxes to people who were unknowingly on the receiving end of tax scams to people who owe extraordinary amounts of taxes and need to work out an IRS Payment Plan.  The Certified Tax Resolution Specialists and tax attorneys on the Tax Resolution Services team can help with all of the above
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The IRS has released its annual ‘Dirty Dozen’ list, and it offers 12 reasons why you should only take tax advice from a respected tax professional.
One of the worst days in the American calendar nears: Tax Day.
Many Americans simply dread this day in mid-April, and if you’re one of the thousands of taxpayers behind on taxes or owing a tidy sum to the IRS, then you are no doubt among
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If you’re a victim of a “Ponzi”-type investment scam then you know that dealing with investment fraud is no fun.  Did you know that you may be able to recoup 30% to 40% of your losses  under Internal Revenue Code Section 165?  We call it “Section 165 Representation” or Investment Fraud Representation.  Our professional tax team can help you amend prior years tax returns sometimes resulting in a reduction of taxes paid in those
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Did you know that Tax Resolution Services specializes in tax help and tax relief, providing affordable solutions for those who find themselves in tax trouble with the IRS?  Don’t face a tax audit or delinquent tax filings alone!  The first step to tax relief is hiring a tax expert, tax attorney or IRS specialist.  Seeking tax help isn’t uncommon!  Tax Resolution Services has prepared well over 25,000 federal and multi-state tax returns
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Facing back taxes can be overwhelming, but must be done!  Did you know that working through your back taxes owed doesn’t have to be done alone?  I recommend professional tax services to help you find tax relief.  Tax Resolution Services specialize in helping people resolve their tax debt one step at a time.   Remember that no one can avoid taxes.  Eventually the IRS will catch on to you like this attorney
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Tax evasion is tempting – especially when you are a business owner and the money is flowing in.  Who doesn’t want to live a luxurious lifestyle by evading taxes and pocketing the extra money, like the story below of this man from Rhode Island.  But what about his spouse?  Is she an innocent spouse eligible for tax relief?Â
A Rhode Island man pleaded guilty to tax evasion and bankruptcy fraud after admitting he
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