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tax fraud? Ted 04-14-2006
|--> Re: tax fraud? Stuart A. Brons...04-15-2006
Posted by Ted on April 14, 2006, 3:45 am
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 I read in today's newpaper that a man plead guilty to filing
false tax returns to avoid paying $40,000 in taxes. How
common are such prosecutions? What sort of penalty would be
involved?

No, I haven't done anything wrong (I certainly wouldn't have
posted here if I had!); the paper doesn't say, and I am just
curious.

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Posted by TxSrv on April 15, 2006, 2:08 am
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 Ted wrote:

> I read in today's newpaper that a man plead guilty to filing
> false tax returns to avoid paying $40,000 in taxes. How
> common are such prosecutions? What sort of penalty would be
> involved?

As worded, neither IRS nor Dept of Justice disposes of
matters like that. Horrid tax policy.

It's possible a plea deal did not contain a restitution
agreement, such as where the defendant had no more money
left (e.g., paid out to attorneys), but IRS will still set
up the tax and penalties and attempt to collect. So, maybe
it's what the defendant erroneously thought the deal was,
and told media.

Fred F.

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Posted by Stuart A. Bronstein on April 15, 2006, 2:28 am
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> I read in today's newpaper that a man plead guilty to filing
> false tax returns to avoid paying $40,000 in taxes. How
> common are such prosecutions? What sort of penalty would be
> involved?

News of this kind of thing is very common this time of year.
The IRS wants to scare everyone into paying their taxes.

Stu

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Posted by TaxmanHog on April 15, 2006, 2:59 am
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> I read in today's newpaper that a man plead guilty to filing
> false tax returns to avoid paying $40,000 in taxes. How
> common are such prosecutions? What sort of penalty would be
> involved?
>
> No, I haven't done anything wrong (I certainly wouldn't have
> posted here if I had!); the paper doesn't say, and I am just
> curious.

Check out the following pages of IRS.GOV, you might get a
feel for what is being pursued.

http://www.irs.gov/compliance/enforcement/article/0,,id=121259,00.html
http://www.irs.gov/compliance/enforcement/article/0,,id=146259,00.html

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Posted by Ted on April 16, 2006, 2:29 am
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>> I read in today's newpaper that a man plead guilty to filing
>> false tax returns to avoid paying $40,000 in taxes. How
>> common are such prosecutions? What sort of penalty would be
>> involved?
>>
>> No, I haven't done anything wrong (I certainly wouldn't have
>> posted here if I had!); the paper doesn't say, and I am just
>> curious.

> Check out the following pages of IRS.GOV, you might get a
> feel for what is being pursued.
>
> http://www.irs.gov/compliance/enforcement/article/0,,id=121259,00.html
> http://www.irs.gov/compliance/enforcement/article/0,,id=146259,00.html

Thanks, that was just what I was looking for. They only
investigated 1800 individuals for fraud! That sorta implies
that all but the most extreme are taken as errors.

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