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Ask the taxgirl: Statute of Limitations

18 October 2010

Taxpayer asks: Any site that you can provide related to the statue of limitations of unpaid individual income taxes? The tax periods in questions are from 1982 – 1987. taxgirl says: This is actually a tricky question because so many things need to be taken into account. Here are some general principles: Under IRC section [...]

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Don’t Be Fooled: Homebuyer’s Credit Fraud is Still Fraud

3 August 2009

With a more or less self-governing tax system, there are always going to be opportunities for fraud. New deductions and expenses create an environment that can make cheating tempting – and the new first time homebuyer’s credit is no exception. However, the IRS is warning taxpayers that they are serious about investigating and pursuing fraud. [...]

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Remember Stephen Yagman?

23 November 2007

He was the “expert in civil rights legislation” (according to his own web site who was convicted of federal tax evasion, money laundering and bankruptcy fraud charges. Yagman’s hearing for sentencing was earlier this week. He has asked the court to spare him jail time based on his health and the potential for personal harm [...]

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Go Directly To Jail. Do Not Pass Go.

23 August 2007

Are good works enough to mitigate jail time? Is a nice resume an excuse to skip prison? Probably not. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled, in United States v. Tomko, that a sentence given to William Tomko which did not include prison time was not appropriate considering his crime. The case illustrates [...]

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When You Allegedly Cheat on Taxes, the Terrorists Win

30 May 2007

digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/business_finance/When_You_Allegedly_Cheat_on_Taxes_the_Terrorists_Win’; September 11, 2001 has been linked to a number of criminal activities and now we can add tax fraud to the list. The Internal Revenue Service has announced that Robert Coplan, a former IRS lawyer, and Martin Nissenbaum, Richard Shapiro, and Brian Vaughn, partners in the accounting firm of Ernst & Young, [...]

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