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Couple Could Face a Whopping 261 Years in Prison
A federal grand jury issued a 34-count indictment against a Louisiana couple, Denis and Donna Joachim and their company, The Total Financial Group, Inc. In addition to 14 counts of aiding or assisting in the preparation of false statements on federal income tax returns, one count of conspiracy to de
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readNov 20, 2018Arkansas State Senator Gets Caught With His Hands in his Campaign Funds Cookie Jar
Arkansas Senator Jeremy Hutchinson resigned after being indicted on eight counts of wire fraud and four counts of filing false tax returns. The indictment alleges that Hutchinson received $366,220 in campaign contributions from 2010-2017 and converted more than $200,000 for his personal use during t
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readNov 15, 2018Former Justice of the Peace at War with the IRS
Keith Bee, a former Justice of the Peace, in Pima County, AZ, faces three counts of making a false tax return and one count of corruptly endeavoring to impede the administration of internal revenue laws. Bee was also the owner of Bee Line Transportation, a bus company, and from 2011 to 2013, claimed
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readNov 13, 2018The IRS by the Numbers
-The Gettysburg address is 269 words, the Declaration of Independence is 1,337 words, and the Bible is only 773,000 words. However, the tax law has grown from 11,400 words in 1913 to 7 million words today. -The IRS sends out 8 billion pages of forms and instructions each year. Laid end to end, they
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readNov 8, 2018Some Real and Really Bad Excuses for Not Filing Taxes
I couldn’t complete my tax return, because my husband left me and took our accountant with him. I am currently trying to find another accountant. I work for myself, but a colleague borrowed my tax return to photocopy it and lost it. My tax return was on my yacht, which caught fire. […]
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readNov 6, 2018Spa Owner Must Like Prison Better Than his Resorts
William Whittington of Scottsdale, AZ, who was previously sent to prison in 1987 for evading income tax and importing multiple tons of marijuana, was sentenced to prison again in October, 2018. The former owner and director of the Springs Resort & Spa was given a term of 18 months in prison for fili
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readNov 1, 2018Your IRS Questions Answered Here…
Question: I’m currently separated from my spouse, who owns his own business, and we are in the process of getting a divorce. I have always filed jointly with my spouse and now the IRS is sending me notices stating I owe $35,000. I have no idea how they are coming up with this amount as […]
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readOct 30, 2018October Tax Joke
A nervous taxpayer was unhappily conversing with the IRS auditor who had come to review his records. At one point the auditor exclaimed, "We feel it is a great privilege to be allowed to live and work in the USA. As a citizen you have an obligation to pay taxes, and we expect you to […]
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readOct 25, 2018New Jersey Man Teaches His “Clients” How to Cheat the IRS
A federal grand jury in Camden, NJ issued an indictment to Kenneth Crawford, Jr, charging him with conspiring to defraud the United States Government by promoting a tax refund scheme, filing false claims and obstructing the internal revenue laws. Crawford and unnamed co-conspirators were charged wit
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readOct 23, 2018Mental Health Company Owners Must Have Lost Their Minds!
Haydn Thomas from Durham, NC, pled guilty in federal court to one count of making a false statement relating to health care matters and one count of tax evasion. His business partner Catinia Farrington also pled guilty to one count of health care fraud and one count of tax evasion. Court documents s
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readOct 18, 2018The IRS Catches Restaurant Owner Cooking the Books
Chu Chuk Cheung, owner of a restaurant in Springfield, Illinois, was indicted by a grand jury on 2 counts of tax evasion and 10 counts of structuring bank withdrawals to evade tax reporting requirements. According to the indictment, Cheung, owner of the Osaka Japanese Restaurant, failed to report in
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readOct 16, 2018Strange State Tax Facts
The Rhode Island individual income tax return form features emoticons. A smiley face appears on the “Amount Overpaid” (refund) line, while a frowny face is shown on the “Total Amount Due” line. Nebraska taxes the sale of illegal controlled substances. The state’s law says drug dealers must buy drug
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readOct 11, 2018Alabama Woman Will Receive Jail Time, Not for Embezzling but For Not Reporting it on Her Tax Returns
Alita Baker Edeker, of Valley, AL, pled guilty to 6 counts of wire fraud and 3 counts of filing false tax returns. From February 2007 through May 2014, Edeker directed her company’s client’s payments to her own debit and credit cards she controlled. To conceal her crime from her employer, she made f
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readOct 9, 2018American Flag Manufacturer Will Be Seeing Stars and Wearing Stripes After Indictment
Richard Spencer, of Canton, Ohio was indicted by a federal court of 15 counts for failure to account for, collect and pay employment taxes. Spencer, owner of RS Sewing, which manufactures American flags, was responsible for the company’s financial operations. For W-2 employees, Spencer withheld fede
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readOct 4, 2018Your IRS Questions Answered Here…
Question: I owe back taxes and am not sure how to resolve this issue and I’m panicking. What should I do? Answer: If you owe back taxes to the IRS, some amount of panic is understandable. After all, the Internal Revenue Service has the power of the federal government in its corner, something no othe
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readOct 2, 2018Tax Quote of the Month
Life: Coming into the world with nothing, leaving with nothing, and in between, giving everything to the IRS. -Anonymous
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readSep 27, 2018The IRS Breaks Up Phone Scam Ring That Stole Hundreds of Millions of Dollars
After years of investigative work by the Justice Department and other governmental agencies, 21 individuals were sentenced in July, 2018 for defrauding over 15,000 victims from 2012 to 2016 in an elaborate phone scam operation. Indictments were also issued to 32 conspirators located in India. The sc
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readSep 25, 2018Virginia Couple Tries to Outsmart the IRS and Gets Caught
Barry and Joan Edwards, from Concord, VA, who were convicted on one count of filing a fraudulent tax return, and one count of conspiring to structure cash transactions, were sentenced to prison time. Joanne Edwards was previously sentenced in May, 2018 and received a sentence of 18 months in prison
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readSep 20, 2018Presidential Tax Facts
Our modern day-federal income tax system was created by the Revenue Act of 1913, which was signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson on October 3, 1913. Social Security numbers were first issued by the Social Security Administration in 1935. The numbers were created to help administer Franklin Roo
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readSep 18, 2018The IRS Will End Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program This Month – Miss Out and You Could Face Jail
The Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program, which has been in effect since March, 2009, will close September 28th. For those taxpayers who have unreported offshore accounts and assets, the programs offers a chance to pay substantially less in back taxes, interest and penalties and more importantly, t
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readSep 13, 2018Couple Finds the Purrrfect Tax Deduction
A couple operating a family business known as Columbia North East Used Parts, a junkyard, deducted the cost of cat food for a bunch of stray cats as an ordinary and necessary business expense. The junkyard would feed the cats to control the rats and snakes and other rodent issues. The IRS disallowed
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readSep 11, 2018Creator of “Fitwall” Can’t Use His Product to Scale the Fence in Prison
Douglas Brendle, of Cheyenne, WY, pled guilty in federal court on two counts of willfully failing to file his income tax returns and one count of making a fraudulent application for health care benefits. Brendle was the owner and operator of Brendle Climbing Systems, LLC which sold the “Fitwall” exe
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readSep 6, 2018Your IRS Questions Answered Here…
Question: I was self-employed and haven’t been able to pay my taxes for 3 years. Now I’m a W-2 employee but I’m getting letters from the IRS demanding payment and threatening to garnish my paycheck. What should I do? Answer: The IRS doesn’t like being ignored and they want you to know they won’t go
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readSep 4, 2018Tax Joke of the Month
"Today is April 1, April Fools' Day, a day that people try to fool their friends and relatives. Don't confuse that with April 15, when people try to fool the IRS." –Jay Leno
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readAug 30, 2018Tax Facts from the IRS
The IRS closed almost 3.3 million cases under the Automated Underreporter Program, resulting in nearly $6.7 billion in additional assessments. The IRS assessed more than $12.5 billion in additional taxes for returns not filed timely and collected more than $1.6 billion with delinquent returns. The I
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readAug 28, 2018You’d Think She Would Know Better…Former IRS Special Agent Convicted on Tax Charges
A former special agent for the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division, Alena Aleykina was convicted by a jury on charges of filing false tax returns, obstruction of justice and stealing government money. In the evidence shown at trial, it was shown that Aleykina, filed six false ta
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readAug 23, 2018Pharmacist Will Need Excedrin after Indictment
Jerry Harper Jr., a pharmacist from Collinsville, VA, was indicted by a grand jury on charges of failing to account and pay for employment taxes to the IRS. Harper owned and operated Family Discount Pharmacy, Inc, which had multiple locations throughout Virginia. As the owner, it was Harper’s respon
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readAug 21, 2018Showing 460–486 of 732 articles
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