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Rapper DMX’s Income Tax Payments are MIA
DMX, the recording star and actor, whose real name is Earl Simmons, surrendered to federal authorities after being charged with 14 counts of tax-related criminal charges totaling $1.7 million in tax liabilities. It’s alleged that Simmons avoided using his personal bank accounts, and instead used the
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readOct 3, 2017Your IRS Questions Answered Here…
Question: I received a Notice of Federal Tax Lien via certified mail for unpaid back taxes and I’m scared and don’t know what to do. Can you help? Answer: Yes. A Notice of Federal Tax Lien (NFTL) is public record and is generally filed with the County Recorder where you reside. A federal tax […]
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readSep 27, 2017Owner of TNT Tax Services Gets Explosive News from the IRS
Timothy Harris, of Danville, VA pled guilty to aiding in the preparation of a false tax return. Documents filed in court showed that Harris used his businesses TNA and TNT Tax Services to prepare and file false tax returns claiming bogus business losses to seek refunds that his clients were not enti
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readSep 25, 2017Televangelist Needs His Own Miracle after IRS Indictment
Todd Coontz, a North Carolina televangelist was indicted on charges of tax fraud for non-payment of income taxes for a 10 year period as well as filing false returns for 2010 through 2013. The amount of the tax liability owing is more than $326,000. Coontz, who “promised financial miracles for peopl
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readSep 22, 2017‘Everything is Not Coming up Roses’ for Flower Shop Owner
Adrian Benitez and Jose Ramirez, co-owners of a Great Neck, NY flower business, pled guilty in U.S. District Court to charges of corruptly endeavoring to obstruct and impede the internal revenue laws. Between 2007 and 2012, the pair diverted more than $1 million in sales to their personal bank accou
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readSep 20, 2017Funny Tax Quotes
“Income tax has made more liars out of the American people than golf.” -Will Rogers “The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.” -Albert Einstein “Today it takes more brains and effort to make out the income tax form that it does to make the income.” -Alfred E. Neuman […]
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readSep 18, 2017Teller at Check-Cashing Business Gets Bounced by the IRS
Krystal Proctor, a former teller at a check-cashing business, was indicted by a grand jury in the District of Maryland with theft of public money and conspiring to defraud the United States. It’s alleged that from 2011 through 2013, Proctor and unnamed co-conspirators filed false tax returns with th
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readSep 15, 2017Health Care Company Owner Convicted for Tax Evasion
Las Vegas resident Maria Larkin, was convicted of tax evasion after a jury found her guilty of refusing to pay employment taxes to the IRS for money she withheld from her employees. Larkin operated the Five Star Home Health Care, Inc. from 1996 until 2009. From 2004 to 2009, evidence showed that not
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readSep 13, 2017Owner of Pegasus Home Corporation Gets His Wings Clipped by the IRS
David J. Simard, of Maryland, pled guilty in the U.S. District Court of one count of obstructing the lawful functions of the Internal Revenue Service and four counts of failing to file personal and corporate income tax returns. Simard, a real estate flipper, received a notice from the IRS that he ne
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readSep 11, 20176 Tax Tips For Startups
Pick a business structure. One of the first things a startup will need is to decide how they are going to structure their business – as a sole proprietorship, a partnership, an S or C Corp, and so on. Each comes with different tax rules and different filing requirements, so the advice of an […]
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•2 min readSep 8, 2017Celebrity Tax Lien – Floyd Mayweather
The IRS still has Floyd Mayweather Jr. on the hook for $7.2 million in taxes from 2010, according to records that show a Federal Tax Lien filing. That's on top of the $22.2 million the undefeated boxer nicknamed "Money" owes in 2015 taxes for the year he earned $200 million to fight Manny Pacquiao.
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readSep 5, 2017IRS Releases Eight Tips to Protect Taxpayers from Identity Theft
Identity theft happens when someone steals personal information for financial gain. Tax-related identity theft happens when someone uses another person’s stolen Social Security number (SSN) or Employer Identification Number (EIN) to file a tax return to obtain a fraudulent refund. Many people first
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•3 min readSep 4, 2017Your 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 readAug 31, 2017Even Stolen Funds Need to be Reported as Income
James Miller, of Manhattan Beach, CA, was convicted Jun 12th of wire fraud and filing false tax returns. Miller was the president of an internet sales company, and from 2009 to 2012 embezzled more than $300,000 from the company to pay for personal expenses but did not report it on his personal tax r
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readAug 29, 2017More Fun Tax Facts
-When Roosevelt raised the top tax rate to 79% for people making more than $5 million in 1935, the only person it applied to was John D. Rockefeller. -A cult leader deeded 600 acres of land to “God” in 1864, but the State of Pennsylvania took back the land because “God” didn’t pay his property […]
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readAug 24, 2017SEC Announces Whistleblower Award of More Than $1.7 Million
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced on July 27th a whistleblower award of more than $1.7 million to a company insider who provided the agency with critical information to help stop a fraud that would have otherwise been difficult to detect. Millions of dollars were returned to har
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readAug 23, 2017Strip Club Owner “Bares All” in U.S. District Court
Frederick John Rizzolo, of Las Vegas, NV, pled guilty in U.S. District Court in Nevada to the charge of evading employment tax. Rizzolo was the former owner of a strip club named, “The Crazy Horse Too” and admitted in court that he evaded paying more than $1.7 million in employment taxes from 2000-2
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readAug 22, 2017If You’re Already in Prison… Why Not?
While serving time in a Tennessee penitentiary, inmate Larry Steven Covington, Jr. pled guilty to charges of conspiring to defraud the United States. A second inmate, James Glenn Collins pleaded guilty to a similar scam in 2014, and it is said that he taught Covington how to work the scheme. Records
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readAug 17, 2017The Old IRS Phone Scam Has a New Twist
The IRS has issued a warning about a new telephone scam. In previous warnings, the IRS has said that they will not call over the phone but send notices through the mail. The scammers have caught on to this warning and now when they call, they tell the victim that they were sent two certified […]
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readAug 15, 2017Owner of Sneakerz Inc. Tries to be Sneaky with the IRS
James Coleman, owner of Sneakerz, Inc, who operated a sports bar in Albuquerque, NM was sentenced to 18 months in prison, three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $1,045,939 in restitution to the IRS. Coleman was charged in 2014 with a 4-count indictment for tax evasion and filing false
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readAug 10, 2017Helpful Tips to Know About Gambling Winnings and Losses
Taxpayers must report all gambling winnings as income. They must be able to itemize deductions to claim any gambling losses on their tax return. See below for information provided directly from the IRS: Taxpayers who gamble may find these tax tips helpful: Gambling income. Income from gambling inclu
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•2 min readAug 9, 2017Florida Man Finds a Window to Evade Paying Taxes
Thomas Daly, of Fort Lauderdale, FL, pled guilty on June 1, 2017 to tax evasion. According to court records, Daly admitted that from 2002-2015 (with the exception of 2007), he avoided paying taxes on $1.5 million in income by not filing taxes. In 2009, the IRS sent Daly a notice of intent to levy hi
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readAug 8, 2017Your IRS Questions Answered Here…
Question: I just received a letter form the IRS informing me they want to audit my 2015 income tax return. I really didn’t need this right now. What should I do? Answer: First, take a deep breath knowing there is expert help available to you. As part of the IRS’s audit process they’ll ask […]
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readAug 1, 2017Illinois Woman Gets Jail Time for Filing False Tax Returns
Shameka Carr, formerly of Poplar Grove, Il, was sentenced to 87 months in prison, three years supervised release and ordered to pay $365,764 in restitution to the IRS. From 2012 to 2014, Carr used stolen IDs requesting refunds in the form of prepaid debit cards and refund checks be mailed to address
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJul 27, 2017Prominent Philadelphia Attorney Can Add IRS Indictment to His Wikipedia Page
Husband and wife attorneys, Edward “Ted” Millstein and Susan Halpern from Rittenhouse, PA, were indicted on charges of willfully attempting to evade taxes. Prosecutors state that Millstein concealed their assets, lied to IRS agents about their income, and put money and property in the names of other
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJul 25, 2017Minnesota Man Tries to Convince the IRS “I’m Not Dead Yet”
It took a U.S. Senator, Amy Klobuchar from Minnesota to finally reverse the false declaration that Adam Ronning, 33, was deceased after he tried for 29 years. The error started when Ronning was 4 years old, and his mother received a letter stating that she could no longer receive child support becau
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJul 20, 2017Businessman Who Stole Money from NFL Players Gets Sacked by the IRS
A businessman from High Point, NC, Michael Rowan, who provided financial services to professional athletes, including NFL players was sentenced to 65 months in prison for filing a false 2011 tax return and wire fraud. Rowan would contact prospective NFL players in college offering them financial and
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJul 18, 2017Showing 649–675 of 825 articles
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