Paul Caron reports that the rumor that illegal immigrants received $4.2 billion in fraudulent Child Care tax credit payments from the IRS is true: Following up on last week’s post, Illegal Immigrants’ Child Tax Credit Fraud Costs IRS Billions: FactCheck.org, Tax Credits for Illegal Immigrants: Q: Does the IRS pay billions in tax refunds to [...]
Tags: Credits · Tax Crimes
Tony Nitti of Double Taxation has an interesting story about the tax evasion of a woman who sold suicide kits: [W]hile a 92-year old retired school teacher would never be confused with a legendary criminal of Capone’s ilk, Sharlotte Hydorn shared one thing with Big Al: it again took the IRS to put an end to Hydorn’s [...]
Tags: Tax Crimes
James Maule tells the story of a tax preparation company called Mo’ Money Taxes: One of my readers alerted me to a story of which I had been unaware. It involves a tax return preparation enterprise that has created nightmares for its clients. The story involves a business called Mo’ Money Taxes, which is based [...]
Tags: News · Regulation of Tax Preparers · Tax Crimes · Tax Tips
Fox News reports that a former IRS agent whose tax preparation business catered to a wealthy clientele is accused of ordering at least two former customers killed as they prepared to testify against him on fraud charges: Federal prosecutors say the targets were key witnesses against Steven Martinez, 50, who was charged last year with stealing [...]
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The IRS has released (IR-2012-23) its annual “dirty dozen” list of tax scams. Here are the top 12 for 2012: Identity Theft Phishing Return Preparer Fraud Hiding Income Offshore “Free Money” from the IRS & Tax Scams Involving Social Security False/Inflated Income and Expenses False Form 1099 Refund Claims Frivolous Arguments Falsely Claiming Zero Wages [...]
Tags: Tax Crimes · Top Ten Lists
The second unscrupulous player in the tax resolution business has been forced to shut its doors as a result of thousands of consumer complaints and several government investigations. Paul Caron has the story: JK Harris Tax Resolution Firm Closes its Doors Consumer Affairs, JK Harris Suspends Operations, Prepares to Liquidate: Tax-Preparation Firm Swamped by Consumer [...]
Tags: News · Tax Collections · Tax Crimes
Reuters reports that three explosive devices blew up outside the Naples offices of Equitalia, a state agency that collects overdue taxes and fines, breaking windows but injuring no one on Monday night, a police official told Reuters: Police said no group had claimed responsibility for the attack on the building on Corso Meridionale near Naples central [...]
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