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Bucks County Chiropractor Charged With Lying to the IRS, Arson

9 February 2010

The Philadelphia Inquirer is reporting that Jonathan P. Wiktorchik, a Bucks County chiropractor, has been charged with lying to the IRS and arson yesterday in a March 2008 fire. The fire destroyed his office and neighboring businesses.
At the time of the fire, Wiktorchik implicated a gang. He said that he was attacked by Spanish-speaking gang [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Liens and Indictments

5 January 2010

Taxpayer asks:
First, what is the next step after a Lien has been placed on someone and second is there somewhere that you can see if someone is being indicted?
Thank you in advance..

Taxgirl says:
Your question is really two separate questions, so I’ll answer them separately.
With respect to a tax lien, I’m assuming that the [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: My Ex-Employer Committed Fraud

5 January 2010

Taxpayer asks:
3 years ago I worked for a company and was W2′d, I quit after 3 months. And just yesterday the IRS sent me a notice tht I owed them $4200. I have never owed $ to anyone or have been late on anything in my life so I was shocked, I called them and [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Reporting Tax Fraud

4 January 2010

Taxpayer asks:
How does someone turn someone else in to the IRS for tax evasion?
Taxgirl says:
There must be something in the water. I’ve received a couple of these types of inquiries lately, so I’m planning to answer a few of them over the next few days. You’re up first.
Reporting tax fraud is actually [...]

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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 [...]

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Tax Preparer Charged With Death Threats Against Prosecutor

18 June 2009

I’m no defense attorney but even I know that making threats to the prosecutor is never a good idea.
Jack Chang, a tax preparer and president of Unitax Planners in New York, is facing charges of stealing tax payments from his clients for personal use. He has pleaded not guilty.
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Corrupt Judges Plead Guilty to Kickbacks, Tax Fraud

14 February 2009

Scranton is great, but New York is like Scranton on acid. No, on speed. Nah. On steroids.
- Michael Scott, The Office
The sleepy little town in the hills of Pennsylvania just got a hefty dose of publicity – the unwelcome kind. Known primarily as the fictional home Dunder Mifflin, the floundering paper company in NBC’s [...]

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“Bar” None: Maryland Woman Helps Prisoners Commit Tax Crimes

16 May 2008

Melanie Taylor should feel comfortable behind bars: her participation in a tax fraud scheme with prisoners will likely land her in prison.
Taylor has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to tax fraud charges stemming from a scheme that she ran with inmates at the Maryland Department of Corrections and other prisons. The tax losses are [...]

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Maybe Only the Little People Pay Taxes. But Everybody Dies.

20 August 2007

Maybe it’s the line of work that I do – I do a lot of estates related work – but I’ve often thought about how I might be remembered after I’m gone. Maybe that seems morbid to some folks, but it’s something that I deal with week in and week out, how folks are [...]

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Tax Schemes to Run Screaming From

17 February 2006

The IRS has recently announced its “Dirty Dozen” Tax Scams for 2006, including two new scams.
Be on the lookout for the following, as pulled from the IRS web site:
1. Zero Wages. In this scam, new to the Dirty Dozen, a taxpayer attaches to his or her return either a Form 4852 (Substitute Form W-2) or [...]

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