A Las Vegas man will likely spend some serious time behind bars for his role in a scheme that the defrauded the government by filing
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Man Convicted Of Threatening To Assault & Kill IRS Agent, Family Over Audit Proceedings
When I crafted my list of my best tax advice (ever), it seems that I left one fairly important tip out: don’t threaten to kill
Read MoreHolder Warns On Offshore Accounts, Says No Bank Is ‘Too Big To Jail’
Attorney General Eric Holder has announced that no bank is “too big to jail” after Credit Suisse reached a plea deal on conspiracy charges. How will this latest move affect taxpayers?
Read MoreHouse Finds Lerner, Central Figure In Tax Exempt Scandal, In Contempt Of Congress
Today, the House voted to hold Lois Lerner, the former Director of Exempt Organization for IRS, in Contempt of Congress. So what’s next?
Read MoreCourt Upholds Prison Sentence For Dolce & Gabbana On Tax Evasion Charges
In the end, popular opinion wasn’t enough to save Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, the designers behind the highly lucrative fashion label Dolce & Gabbana. Despite pleas on social media and protests from fans, an Italian appeals court has upheld the decision reached last year in a lower court which found the pair guilty of tax evasion.
Read MoreWidow Loses House Over $6.30 Tax Bill
A Pennsylvania woman has lost her home for little more than the cost of a Starbucks Frappuccino.
Read MoreGreat Google-y Moogly: Internet Giant Slapped With Huge Tax Bill
French revenue officers visited Google’s Paris headquarters and slapped the internet giant with a reportedly massive tax assessment.
Read MoreGrimm Day: Congressman Indicted On Federal Charges, Including Tax Evasion
Rep. Michael Grimm (R-NY) was hit with a 20 count indictment including five counts of mail fraud, five counts of wire fraud, three counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false federal tax returns, one count of conspiring to defraud the United States, one count of impeding the Internal Revenue Service, one count of health care fraud, one count of engaging in a pattern or practice of hiring and continuing to employ unauthorized aliens, two counts of perjury and one count of obstructing an official proceeding.
Read MoreHouse Committee Votes To Hold Lerner In Contempt, Others Push For Criminal Prosecution
It was a flurry of activity on the Hill this week as one committee voted to pursue charges against disgraced former IRS official Lois Lerner as another committee asked Attorney General Eric Holder to consider criminal charges. Where do things stand now?
Read MoreHouse Committee Gunning For Criminal Charges In IRS Scandal
With the clock ticking down to Tax Day, it’s the IRS that’s getting the most scrutiny. The House Ways and Means Committee has announced that it will consider a resolution to charge ex-Director of Exempt Organizations Lois Lerner with contempt.
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