The band ‘N Sync isn’t the only one singing, “Bye Bye Bye” these days. Former Backstreet Boys and ‘N Sync manager Lou Pearlman will find
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Taxgirl Goes To The Movies: The Shawshank Redemption
It’s part two of a taxgirl double-header! I’m wrapping up my summer of movies and tax with two more features. The final feature in the
Read MoreFix The Tax Code Friday: White Collar Criminals
The news this week has been chock full of stories about so-called “white collar criminals” like Helmsley, Tomko, and Ikebe, who made money by evading
Read MoreShe Had A Yen Not To Pay Tax?
A Japanese housewife who made 400 million yen (which, using today’s conversion rate is $3,452,383.93 US) trading in foreign exchange markets was fined today for
Read MoreGo Directly To Jail. Do Not Pass Go.
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
Read MoreMaybe Only the Little People Pay Taxes. But Everybody Dies.
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
Read MoreFeds Say Encouraging Others Not To Pay Tax Is Abusive
When you hear the words “abusive tax shelter,” you tend to think about large scale operations a la KPMG. But that may be changing. Recently,
Read MoreWaiter, A Little Tax Evasion On The Side, Please
Restaurant moguls Giuseppe Cipriani, 42, and Arrigo Cipriani, 75, accepted a plea today to willfully filing falsified state and local tax returns for the tax
Read MoreThe Largest Tax Fraud Ever… Over?
Wow. And just like that, the largest criminal tax case in the US is over. Well, for now. Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, of Federal District
Read MoreCryer Wins One… Sort Of
The blogosphere is buzzing this morning about the acquittal of Tommy Cryer, a Louisiana attorney. Tommy Cryer was indicted in October 2006 on tax evasion
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