Abusive Tax Evasion Schemes

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Examples of Abusive Tax Scheme Investigations – Fiscal Year 2009

The following examples of abusive tax schemes are written from public record documents on file in the courts in the judicial district in which the cases were prosecuted.

New Jersey Computer Consultant [...]

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CA New Home Tax Credit Going Fast

Sacramento – The Franchise Tax Board (FTB) announced today that the $100 million allocated by the state in new home tax credits will soon be gone.

As of June 17, 2009, FTB had received more than 9,800 applications claiming nearly $95 million. Because some of these applications are duplicates, revisions, [...]

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Enrolled Agent vs. Tax Attorney / Tax Lawyer
Dealing with tax problems entails a good amount of hard work and stress, which is why it is not advisable to deal with such problems on your own. It requires that you have a fair understanding not only of the taxation process but also of how the [...]

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Tax Relief for Truckers – Truck Drivers
 
In face of tighter enforcement measures that the IRS is expected to use to strengthen its tax collection and monitoring policies, tax problems have become, if possibly, more stressful to deal with. Among truck drivers, in particular, the need to immediately address tax problems is more pressing than it [...]

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Tax Relief for Realtors

It is very important for real estate professionals to act on tax problems like excessive tax debt, unfiled returns, back taxes, and self employment tax before these aggravate into expensive and potentially damaging problems. Tax problems the likes of those enumerated above can seriously hurt an individual or a company’s reputation [...]

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Make any personal calls on that company cell phone? That’s a “fringe benefit” of your job, according to a 20-year-old law, and the IRS is looking to collect.
The Wall Street Journal reports that the IRS wants to step up enforcement of the 1989 law, which holds that employees who make personal calls on [...]

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Outsourcing Payroll Duties Can Be a Sound Business Practice, But… Know Your Tax Responsibilities as an Employer
Many employers outsource some of their payroll and related tax duties to third-party payroll service providers. They can help assure filing deadlines and deposit requirements are met and greatly streamline business operations. Some of the services they provide are:

Administering [...]

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ORLANDO MAN SENTENCED FOR $181 MILLION PAYROLL-TAX FRAUD

Orlando, Florida – United States Attorney A. Brian Albritton announces that U.S. District Judge John Antoon, II, today sentenced Frank L. Amodeo (age 48, of Orlando) to 22 years and six months in federal prison for conspiring to commit wire fraud, to obstruct an agency proceeding, and to [...]

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Special Tax Break on New Car Purchases Available in States With No Sales Tax

The Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department today announced that a tax break for the purchase of new motor vehicles is available in states that do not have a state sales tax. Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, [...]

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Mike Habib, EA Tax Relief on YouTube

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Get your IRS Tax Problems solved and relax
 
Do not lose sleep over your mounting tax debt – Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has designed a program to enable willing taxpayers to get some relief from the amount of tax owed by accepting less than their tax debt liabilities or allowing them installment payments or a holiday [...]

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Getting to Grips with Wage Garnishment
Have you ever heard of a wage garnishment? If you haven’t, and you are responsible for paying the IRS what you owe them, then you should read on! If you’re in a position where you owe the IRS money already, then you shouldn’t just read on, but take note because [...]

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Are you a Victim of Identity Theft?

In April 2009, the IRS released a new form for taxpayers who have experienced, or are at risk of harm from, identity theft. Form 14039, IRS Identity Theft Affidavit, is used to report identity theft to the IRS. FTB does not have a similar form, FTB do have [...]

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Hawaii – Tax Amnesty Program Announced

The State of Hawaii Department of Taxation announced that it is offering a “Tax Fresh Start Program,” running from May 27, 2009 through June 26, 2009.
The program provides an opportunity for eligible taxpayers to pay their back taxes to the state while avoiding penalties and potentially avoiding referral for [...]

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IRS to seek more regulation of tax preparers
The IRS reported that it is working on new rules that will require paid tax preparers to be licensed. This will improve tax compliance and reduce tax preparer fraud; IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman announced that on June 4, 2009.
A whopping eighty percent of taxpayers get help with their [...]

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