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The Stars of “Chrisley Knows Best” Reality Series Prove—They Really Don’t
Todd and Julie Chrisley, the stars of the USA Network reality show, “Chrisley Knows Best”, and their accountant, Peter Tarantino, were indicted in August 2019 on 12 counts of tax evasion and bank and wire fraud conspiracy. According to the indictment, the couple failed to timely file federal tax ret
Gregory McCauley, Esq.•1 min readOct 8, 2019IRS Terror Tale of the Month: Tax Fraud Land “Aunt Becky” in the Big House
Earlier this year, the FBI uncovered a massive, nationwide college entrance admission scandal, where wealthy parents paid a man named William “Rick” Singer to get their children into top-ranked universities, such as Georgetown, Stanford, UCLA, and Yale. The Scandal made headlines across the country,
Gregory McCauley, Esq.•2 min readOct 3, 2019Your IRS Questions Answered Here…
Question: I owe $55,000+ in back taxes but I think I can handle this myself. Is there any reason why I shouldn’t deal with the IRS on my own? Answer: One of the worst things you can do is talk to the IRS directly without proper representation. Would you go to court without a lawyer? […]
Gregory McCauley, Esq.•1 min readOct 1, 2019Taxes by Stephen Taylor
I got my paycheck Half was almost gone I bought a tank of gas What’s going on? I bought a load of bread This can’t be for real I pay the toll man What is the deal? I got a license Here we go again I live on my land I’ll pay the man When […]
Gregory McCauley, Esq.•1 min readSep 26, 2019Crazy Tax Deductions Denied!
“Alternative” medical expenses: A New York lawyer tried to write off over $110,000 he spent on prostitutes, claiming they were part of his medical treatment for osteoarthritis. No, said the IRS, on the basis of prostitution being illegal in his state of New York. Worth noting is that while the IR
Gregory McCauley, Esq.•1 min readSep 24, 2019Waco, Texas Tax Preparer Tries Wacko Scheme
Tax preparer, Janell Lighter, from Waco, TX pled guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States in federal court. In the indictment and information presented at the hearing it revealed Lighter assisted her co-defendant Stacey Anderson in preparing and filing false tax returns. Anderson operated
Gregory McCauley, Esq.•1 min readSep 19, 2019Tax Defier Might Be Protesting from Prison
Lawrence Martin Birk, from Colorado, was convicted of tax evasion by a federal jury in Denver, CO after a one-week trial. Birk was the sole owner of Tarryall River Log Homes, LLC, and considered himself a tax defier. For more than 20 years, Birk didn’t pay federal income taxes. It wasn’t until the
Gregory McCauley, Esq.•1 min readSep 17, 2019Boy Wonder Not So Wonderful
Chris Roberts, a former councilman and school board member from Jefferson Parrish, LA, was indicted on 29 counts of tax evasion and wife fraud, just 10 days after resigning. Roberts was hailed as the “boy wonder” when he was elected to the office two decades ago at the age of 21. The charges state t
Gregory McCauley, Esq.•1 min readSep 12, 2019I’ll Bet You Didn’t Know…
The Rosetta Stone, the most significant relic of Egyptian history, is a tax-oriented document. It was inscribed around 200 B.C. during the reign of the boy-king Ptolemy V. It was so important that it was written in three languages. In fact, a large percentage of all ancient documents are tax recor
Gregory McCauley, Esq.•1 min readSep 10, 2019Empire Star Terrence Howard Under Investigation for Tax Evasion
According to court documents obtained by The Blast, a celebrity news site, the federal government is investigating Empire star Terrence Howard for criminal tax evasion and financial crimes along with his third wife Mira Pak and the company she owns, Universal Bridges Inc. In April 2019, the State of
Gregory McCauley, Esq.•1 min readSep 5, 2019Your IRS Questions Answered Here…
Question: I own a small business and in order to keep afloat, I did not send the IRS my employee’s withholding (941) taxes for a few years. How much trouble am I in? Answer: Owing 941 payroll taxes is very different from owing personal income taxes. Not only can the IRS padlock the doors to [&helli
Gregory McCauley, Esq.•1 min readSep 3, 2019Tax Joke of the Month
A taxpayer received a strongly worded “second notice” that his taxes were overdue. Hastening to the collector’s office, he paid his bill, saying apologetically that he had overlooked the first notice. “Oh”, confided the collector with a smile, “we don’t send out first notices. We have found that
Gregory McCauley, Esq.•1 min readAug 29, 2019Top Four Frivolous Reasons for Not Paying Taxes
Filing taxes is voluntary, and I don’t care to volunteer These people think because they see the word “voluntary” in the instructions for form 1040 they are allowed to decide to pay or not. But in this case, “voluntary” means you can figure your own taxes, rather than having the government figure i
Gregory McCauley, Esq.•1 min readAug 27, 2019Dentist Gets Drilled by the IRS
A dentist from La Crosse, WI, Frederick Kriemelmeyer, was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of tax evasion, but not for the first time. In 2007, Kriemelmeyer was found guilty for failing to pay federal income taxes and was sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay $135,337 to t
Gregory McCauley, Esq.•1 min readAug 22, 2019Be a Snitch and Earn Millions!
The IRS Whistleblower Program, which rewards tipsters who turn in tax cheats a percentage of the money collected by the IRS, had their biggest year for rewards ever in 2018. The IRS collected $1,441 billion in taxes, penalties and interest on information provided by whistleblowers, which paid out $3
Gregory McCauley, Esq.•1 min readAug 20, 2019IRS Details Car Wash Owner’s Taxes
A couple from Missoula, MT pled not guilty to 13 counts of conspiring to defraud the federal government. Joseph Baumgardner and his wife, Traci Baumgardner, along with their accountant, Daniel Burke of Florence, MT were accused by the federal government of skimming money from two businesses and fai
Gregory McCauley, Esq.•1 min readAug 15, 2019Utah Man Thinks the Laws Don’t Apply to Him
For two decades Judge Paul Parker tried working with Dennis Kay Iverson, a man from Utah who owed back taxes, when the Judge finally had enough and issued a bench warrant for Iverson’s arrest. Ten days later Iverson was taken into custody. Iverson owes the state of Utah $25,062 in back taxes, inter
Gregory McCauley, Esq.•1 min readAug 13, 2019Software Company Owner will be Doing Hard Time in Prison
The owner of a software firm in Carnegie, PA, Amarender Tiparthy, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to two years in prison for payroll tax evasion. Tiparthy pled guilty to collecting payroll taxes, including Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security from his employees from 2010 to 2013 totaling over
Gregory McCauley, Esq.•1 min readAug 8, 2019R&B Diva Can't "Un-Break" the Bank
For most people, starting the year off with a highly publicized breakup would be the worst of your troubles. Unfortunately for rhythm and blues singer Toni Braxton, the celebrated artist is as famous for her astounding money troubles as she is for her beautiful voice. In January of 2019, just days a
Gregory McCauley, Esq.•2 min readJul 30, 2019Your IRS Questions Answered Here
Question: I have a substantial tax amount owing, the IRS is harassing me and I need help. I got a quote from another firm at a much lower price. Why should I hire you? Answer: This is your financial life and the stakes are very high. If you needed heart surgery, would you shop around […]
Gregory McCauley, Esq.•1 min readJul 25, 2019Office Manager Helps Herself to Employer’s Money
Terra Dawn Ferguson, of New London, NC, pled guilty in Federal Court on one charge of employment tax fraud. Ferguson was employed as the office manager for a pediatric office for approximately 24 years. It was Ferguson’s responsibility to collect, account for and pay to the IRS the business’ employ
Gregory McCauley, Esq.•1 min readJul 18, 2019Any Way You Slice It, Deli Owner is in Trouble with the IRS
The owner of a deli in Hamden, CT, Raymond George, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of tax evasion. George, who owned Ray & Mike’s deli, tried to evade taxes in numerous ways between 2012-2013. According to court documents, George failed to deposit all
Gregory McCauley, Esq.•1 min readJul 16, 2019The IRS and Computerization
At the end of the Second World War, the IRS was handling sixty million tax returns each year, using a combination of mechanical desk calculators, accounting machines and pencil and paper forms. In 1948 punch card equipment was used. The first trial of a computer system for income tax processing was
Gregory McCauley, Esq.•1 min readJul 11, 2019Former Police Chief Learns Orange is the New Blue
Former police chief, Anthony Marraccini, of Harrison, NY, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for tax evasion. Marraccini pleaded guilty to charges against him this past January. According to federal prosecutors, Marraccini earned more than $2.5 million from his home improvement business and renta
Gregory McCauley, Esq.•1 min readJul 9, 2019Tax Identity Theft and the Dark Web
In the World Wide Web, there is a part of it that is only accessible by means of special software, which allows users and website operators to remain anonymous or untraceable. That place is known as the dark web. A cybersecurity firm called Carbon Black, released a report in April about the growing
Gregory McCauley, Esq.•2 min readJul 2, 2019Here’s what taxpayers should know if they get a notice from the IRS
Certain taxpayers might get a letter from the IRS this year. It’s called an IRS Notice CP 2000. It gives detailed information about issues the IRS identified. The IRS sends this notice when information from a third party doesn't match the information the taxpayer reported on their tax return. The no
Gregory McCauley, Esq.•1 min readJun 27, 2019A Tax Poem
Indoors or out, no one relaxes In March, that month of wind and taxes, The wind will presently disappear, The taxes last us all the year. -Ogden Nash
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