Comments on: Ernst & Young Partners Found Guilty on All Counts

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:53:29 +0000

Anyone heard if the sentencing actually happened on 9/10/09? If so, do you know the details. Thanks

By: Anon

Anon — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:09:31 +0000

go to you tube….look at “anatomy of a purchase”…..the guy Bert Cohen and his partner Bob Rosenthal (founders of Euram bank….the bank that helped Quellos/Jeff Greenstein committ the biggest tax fraud in US history) knows Smith etc….these guys are the granddaddy of tax cheats and have not been charged…….

By: Kelly

Kelly — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:55:41 +0000

Let’s keep it nice people. I have a comment policy – please read it: http://www.taxgirl.com/official-comment-policy/

I would prefer to not block or moderate comments so let’s keep it congenial and respectful with no personal attacks. For Pete’s sake, my mother could be reading.

By: LATXMAN

LATXMAN — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:48:45 +0000

Whistlewhat (David Greenberg, the former KPMG tax shelter promoter):

David, what are you going to do when Hamersley finds out that it is you who have been posting all of these false, delusional, and defamatory statements about him just like the ones you have been posting under a number of other aliases on other blogs. It shouldn’t take him too long since you are saying exactly the same things about me and other former KPMGers in emails and in telephone conversations. Taking shots at others does not diminish the magnitude of one’s dastardly deeds.

By: I Concur With Tax Partner

I Concur With Tax Partner — Mon, 25 May 2009 07:51:16 +0000

Whistlewhat, I have known Mike Hamersley for a very long time both at KPMG and now in his capacity with the FTB. Your comments are absurd, and frankly, I am not sure you are dealing with a full deck. Tax partner is right. You appear to have either breached your confidentiality agreement with KPMG and disclosed confidential tax return information in criminal violation of IRC section 7216 or you are practically begging for Hamersley to sue the crap out of you. Are you insane?

By: Tax Partner

Tax Partner — Sat, 23 May 2009 00:44:43 +0000

Whistlewhat,

What is it with you and all these crazy rantings and ravings about Hamersley. You are posting this crap to just about every blog out there. Who are you are you and what exactly is your beef with Hamersley that has made you so obsessed with these finatical musings. Why on earth would you be posting to public websites, emails and other confidential informaton, that if truly from the source you claim them to be from, would certainly be a violation of your confidentiality agreement–not to mention a criminal violation of IRC Section 7216, and if not true, would appear to certainly be libel with respect to Hamersley? Help me out here. Are you just insane? If you believe this information is true about Hamersley, why don’t you just go through the proper channels to make it known to authorities. Of course, if its not true, you will have a very serious problem on your hands taking that course of action.

By: garagefather

garagefather — Mon, 11 May 2009 12:53:39 +0000

For every person they catch, hundreds get away with it. Our convoluted tax code guarantees this kind of behavior.

By: whistlewhat

whistlewhat — Sat, 09 May 2009 14:10:57 +0000

What about Mike Hamersley? Hamersleazey based on his Senate testimony is guilty of tax fraud based on his very own definition of tax fraud. How can this be, not only is Hamersleazey a nationally renowned tax shelter crusader, Hamersleazey is a high level tax shelter lawyer for the California FTB. Here is an excerpt from a Hamersleaze email which based on his Senate testimony is tax fraud “Then P sold the S stock to its lawyer for $1. As a result of the transaction, S is a dormant corporation and remains dormant until it is dissolved. Pursuant to our phone conversation, there is substantial authority (at a confidence level of approximately 20 -30 percent) to conclude that the above transaction can be characterized as follows for federal income tax purposes”. Note, P and S are foreign tax haven companies which were used to generate 10s of millions in phony tax deductions (based on Hamersleazey’s definition of tax fraud to the Senate) for Hamersleazey’s client; Hamersleazey goes on in the email chain describing the result that would obtain if the IRS were to ever discover the true facts regarding his fraudulent advice; and the transaction was backdated.