Scheming Bar Owner Ends Up Behind Bars
William Britt, a former Georgia city councilman, was sentenced to 33 months in prison for failing to report income from several bars he co-owned near university campuses. As part of the scheme, each bar was nominally owned by an individual, but in reality, all the bars were owned by a group of partners who skimmed […]
Lord Have Mercy City Official Sentenced to 14 Years
Former pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Atlanta, and City of Atlanta Director of Human Services, Mitzi Bickers, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for accepting approximately $3 million in bribes, money laundering, and failing to disclose more than $600,000 in income on her tax return. Bickers sold critical information to two businessmen which […]
AUDIT RECONSIDERATION REDUCED TAX BY $80,562 – FULL ABATEMENT OF AUDIT PENALTY $18,386
The IRSÂ can be quite unforgiving when auditing a taxpayer, especially in instances in which the taxpayer is unable to fully substantiate their business expenses. We often receive calls from taxpayers who did not receive zealous advocacy through their tax preparer and ultimately end up owing the IRS significantly more than they should. In this […]