IRS Criminal Investigation division, part 2: the numbers are up
On behalf of Levins Tax Law posted in Tax Crimes on Wednesday, April 9, 2014.
In the first part of this post, we began discussing the role of the IRS Criminal Investigation division.
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The (somewhat surprising) role of the IRS Criminal Investigation division, part 1
On behalf of Levins Tax Law posted in Tax Crimes on Saturday, March 29, 2014.
Like any other organization, the IRS has judgment calls to make about its priorities.
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Uptick in criminal investigations noted in IRS report
On behalf of Levins Tax Law posted in Tax Crimes on Friday, February 28, 2014.
The IRS wears several hats.
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IRS wants taxpayers to know that tax crimes do not pay
Heading into the frenzy of tax season, the IRS wants Massachusetts taxpayers to know that filing inaccurate returns or failing to make necessary disclosures may result in prosecution for tax evasion or other tax crimes. In addition to paying any unpaid taxes, penalties and fines, the IRS may aggressively pursue imprisonment of taxpayers that commit tax crimes.
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Tags: Tax crimes, tax evasion
Swiss financier faces charges of fraud
Tax experts in Massachusetts are watching a case that involves federal prosecutors charging a Swiss asset manager for tax evasion through offshore trust funds at numerous banks in Switzerland. The 52-year-old citizen of Switzerland could be sentenced to a maximum of five years in custody for the tax crimes. Authorities have charged him with engaging in fraud for at least 13 years and claim he worked with at least five financial institutions in his native country on the scheme.
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Tags: Tax crimes, allegations, tax evasion, tax fraud
Prosecution of tax crimes on the rise
On behalf of Levins Tax Law posted in Tax Crimes on Friday, February 7, 2014.
Massachusetts taxpayers may be interested in the latest statistics on the Obama administration's stance on income tax crimes. As instances of tax refund and other fraud are rising, the Justice Department is doing its part to keep up.
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Tags: Tax crimes, allegations, criminal consequences, federal tax crimes, tax evasion
Protest movements roundly rejected by judges
On behalf of Levins Tax Law posted in Tax Crimes on Tuesday, January 14, 2014.
A recent tax case involving a woman who claimed that she didn't owe tax because she was not an American citizen was sentenced to five years in prison. The woman represented herself and reportedly did herself no favors by being rude and vocal toward prosecutors and the judge in her case. It also didn't help that she claimed over $8 million in tax refunds that she was not entitled to. She tried to claim that she was exempt from paying tax because she was a sovereign citizen, a status that people in Massachusetts and around the country have on occasion tried to claim.
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Tags: tax evasion, tax fraud
Massachusetts man sentenced after tax evasion allegations
On behalf of Levins Tax Law posted in Tax Crimes on Monday, December 30, 2013.
A Massachusetts man who owns a drywall and plastering business was sentenced to three years of probation, six months of home detention, and three months in a halfway house at the end of a tax evasion case on Dec. 19. The man, owner of P.L Drywall Inc., was ordered to pay a $3,000 fine as well as nearly $200,000 in back taxes. The case stems from allegedly falsified tax returns that concealed over $900,000 in income from 2004 to 2006. According to a report, he reportedly lied about his income during an interview with the IRS.
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Crackdown on identity theft and tax fraud
By Gerry Levins of Levins Tax Law posted in Tax Crimes on Wednesday, October 23, 2013.
While many federal workers in Massachusetts and elsewhere were furloughed in the beginning of October as a result of the federal government shutdown, many federal law enforcement agents were working to crack an alleged tax fraud scheme centered in South Florida. As a result of the investigation, 45 individuals are facing charges for various tax crimes in 30 different cases.
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Tags: internal revenue service, investigation, tax crime
Former U.S. Rep. pleads guilty to tax fraud
By Gerry Levins of Levins Tax Law posted in Tax Crimes on Thursday, August 22, 2013.
Former United States representative Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife, a former alderman, will be heading to prison after admitting to being involved in misusing campaign funds. In February, the pair pleaded guilty to several tax crimes. If a Massachusetts citizen is found guilty of a federal tax crime, they could also be the recipient of a prison sentence.
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