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CPA Gambled Using Rich and Famous Client’s Money
A gambling addiction led Los Angeles CPA Jonathan Schwartz, the business manager for Alanis Morissette and other well-known performers and athletes, to steal more than seven million dollars from his clients’ accounts. Schwartz had access to his clients’ bank accounts to pay their bills and get cas
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJan 14, 2020Your IRS Questions Answered Here…
Question: I own a small business and in order to keep afloat, I did not pay the IRS for my employee’s withholding taxes for a few years. How much trouble will I be in? Answer: Owing 941 payroll taxes is very different than owing personal 1040 income taxes. Not only can the IRS shut […]
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJan 13, 2020Your IRS Questions Answered Here…
Question: I received a notice from the IRS because I did not have the funds to pay the tax I owed on my 2017 income tax return. I also was late in filing my tax return. Not only is the IRS demanding the tax I owe, but they have slapped on these huge amounts for […]
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•2 min readDec 26, 2019Easy Come Easy Go
A 29-year-old Florida man submitted a false tax return to the IRS in 2016 and got a refund check for $980,000. Ramon Christopher Barnett claimed $18,497 in income, $47,357 in deductions, and one million dollars in income tax credit withholding. His return included a fictitious attachment that contai
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readDec 19, 2019Temp Agency Owner May Find Himself Temporarily in Jail
California business owner, Luis Perez, has been charged with tax evasion for failing to pay almost 30 million dollars in wages he withheld from employee paychecks. Perez, the owner of four staffing agencies, deducted the taxes from his employees’ paychecks but failed to pay the money to the IRS. The
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readDec 17, 2019Credit Union CEO Credited with Shutting Down CBS Credit Union
Longtime CEO of the CBS Employee Credit Union, Edward Rostohar, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for embezzling 40 million dollars over a 20-year period. Rostohar left the credit union insolvent, and it was absorbed by University Credit Union, which took over all 2,800 accounts. Rostohar claimed
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readDec 12, 2019With a Middle Name Like Prosper…
A Nigerian national living in Missouri was sentenced to four years and three months in prison without parole for filing false tax returns and for his part in various Internet scams that defrauded victims. Segun Prosper Otaru, 27, was ordered to pay $26,056 in restitution and the same amount to the g
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readDec 10, 2019Scammers’ Target Gets Target to Help Catch Them
Two Los Angeles women, Ailing Lu and Ji Hyun Lee, both 25, are in jail and facing criminal charges as a result of an IRS scam that netted them thousands of dollars. The women were caught after one of their victims reported the fraud to the police. The victim said he received a call from […]
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readDec 5, 2019This Isn’t Child’s Play; Baltimore Mayor Didn’t Go by the Book
Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh has been indicted for committing fraud, evading federal taxes and illegally boosting her political campaign in association with a series of children’s books she self-published. Pugh, 69, is alleged to have sold hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of her Healt
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readDec 3, 2019Your 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 $67,000. I have no idea how they are coming up with this amount as […]
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readNov 26, 2019Unusual Taxes Throughout History All Over the World
In ancient Egypt people were taxed on purchasing cooking oil. They were also forbidden from using the oil more than once. During the Middle Ages, European governments taxed soap. This law stayed in effect for years to come, with Great Britain taxing soap until 1835. Russian Emperor Peter the Great p
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readNov 21, 2019Like Father Like Son Land Both in Jail
George Bussanich Sr., and his son George Bussanich Jr., of New Jersey both pleaded guilty in Newark federal court to one count of tax evasion. Bussanich Sr. also pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud conspiracy. Between 2009 and 2012 the Bussaniches’ conspired to defraud mortgage lenders though
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readNov 19, 2019Did You Know…
Most know that the hit Broadway musical Hamilton is based on Alexander Hamilton who was one of the first founding fathers, the first United States Secretary of Treasury and is on the $10 bill. Here are some fun facts about Hamilton that you might not know: He probably lied about his age. He never li
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readNov 14, 2019The Second Time Around Isn’t Always Better Than the First
Self-employed Contractor, Timothy Blackman, formerly from Auburn, New York, pleaded guilty in Federal court in Syracuse to filing a false tax return on October 2019. Blackman who provided construction and remodeling services to customers, failed to file and pay income taxes for the years 2007 throug
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readNov 12, 2019You Better Watch Out— The IRS (Not Santa) is Coming to Town!
IRS Deputy Commissioner Darren Guillot recently spoke at a conference of CPA’s, Attorneys and EA’s and said, “Enforcement is coming”. Enforcement is when the IRS can take your belongings by force. This includes taking the money out of your bank account. garnishing your paycheck or putting a lien on
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readNov 7, 2019Former NBA Player C. Tate George Cries Foul Play for IRS Bill
Former NBA player C. Tate George, who is serving time in prison for orchestrating a $2 million plus Ponzi scheme, failed to file his tax return in 2013, so the IRS did it for him. In 2013 George received a $208,111 pension distribution from the NBA. The Tax Court ruled that he owed the IRS […]
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readNov 5, 2019Your IRS Questions Answered Here…
Question: I’ve finally decided to seek help from a Tax Professional who specializes in Tax Problem Resolution. I want to start getting my paperwork together for the appointment; what will I need to bring with me? Answer: It’s very important to have your documentation with you for the initial intervi
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readOct 31, 2019The IRS Motto
Provide America’s taxpayers top quality service by helping them understand and meet their tax responsibilities and enforce the law with integrity and fairness to all. This mission statement describes our role and the public’s expectation about how we should perform that role.
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readOct 29, 2019Houston Attorney Tries to Outsmart the IRS and Loses
Jack Stephen Pursely, an attorney from Houston, TX, was convicted of three counts of tax evasion and one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States in September. According to evidence shown during the trial, Pursely conspired with a former client to move more than $18 million the client had ea
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readOct 22, 2019Pediatric Office Manager Finds Out the IRS Isn’t Kidding Around
Terra Ferguson, from New London, NC, was sentenced to 14 months in prison after pleading guilty to one count of failing to collect, account, or pay for payroll taxes. Court documents indicate that from 1992 through September 2016, Ferguson, was employed as the office manager at a pediatric office, w
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readOct 17, 2019Tax Preparer’s Info Goes Up in Smoke
The owner of a tax preparation service, Andrivia Wells, was indicted on charges of aiding and assisting in the preparation of fraudulent tax returns for her clients, filing false tax returns for herself from 2013 to 2017, failing to file a 2018 tax return and obstructing a criminal investigation by
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readOct 15, 2019The IRS Exercises it’s Right to File Lien on Former Fitness Guru
Richard Simmons known for his, “Sweating to the Oldies” workout videos, and has been hiding out in his home for the past 5 years, has tax liens on his business and property for $24,000. The IRS claims that Simmons owes this money for years of back taxes between 2007-2015. Simmons disappearance years
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readOct 10, 2019The 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 Jr., 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 Jr., 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 Jr., 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 Jr., 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 IRS f
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readSep 24, 2019Showing 433–459 of 825 articles
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