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Emeritus Professor of Business Administration Needs An Education on Paying Taxes
A professor at the University of Rochester, Dan Horsky pleaded guilty to conspiracy and had to pay a record $100 million penalty to the IRS for failing to disclose off-shore accounts. Horsky amassed approximately $200 million by investing in start-up companies and held the funds in accounts in a ban
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readFeb 15, 2017Tax Audit Horror Story!
Joan Barthel, a freelance writer living in Manhattan, was subjected to an IRS audit because her husband claimed a deduction due to their summer home in CT burned down. Two IRS agents came to the audit and claimed that the Barthels’ calculations were incorrect and that they owed the IRS $14,000. Part
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readFeb 14, 2017WARNING: IRS ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR PASSPORT REVOCATION FOR TAXPAYERS WITH DELINQUENT TAX DEBTS
The IRS recently announces that it plans to move forward with a passport revocation program for US citizens who have outstanding federal tax liabilities of more than $50,000. Those taxpayers are now at a substantial risk of having their US passports revoked within the next few months. The program al
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readFeb 13, 2017CEO of Medical Device Companies Convicted of Tax Evasion
President and CEO of multiple medical device companies, Briant Benson of El Dorado Hills, CA was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison for tax evasion. From 2004 to 2006, despite receiving over $2 million in income, Benson failed to file tax returns or pay personal income tax to the IRS. Inst
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readFeb 10, 2017Sacramento County Woman Receives Sentence for Conspiring to File False Claims
An unlicensed tax preparer, Barbara Antonucci, was sentenced in December to three years, 6 months in prison and ordered to pay $1,895,833 in restitution after being found guilty of conspiring to file false claims with the IRS. Antonucci and her co-conspirator Sherry Taggart, created a scheme in whic
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readFeb 8, 2017Pub Owners Plead Guilty to Tax Fraud
James and Mardeen Perin of West Des Moines, IA pleaded guilty to tax fraud charges. Former owners of Sully’s Pub, the Perin’s admitted to failing to report cash earned from the business that was deposited into their personal bank accounts. Sentencing is scheduled for April where they could face up t
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readFeb 6, 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 readFeb 3, 2017H&R Block – Get Your Billions Back Scheme
Remember those commercials by H&R Block where they emphatically stated: "Get Your Billions Back America." Well several clients has posed the question, what does it really mean? Well, their advertisement states that about 1 in 5 taxpayers who prepare a return themselves "leave money on the table by n
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•2 min readFeb 1, 2017IRS Terror Tale – Former Police Chief Does Crime & Time
When it comes to tax evasion, sometimes it's the ones you least expect, like the most respected public figures, who try to weasel their way out of paying their income taxes. Such was the case with a former Port of LA police chief. In October, the LA Times reported the former police chief at the […]
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJan 30, 2017How Does a Federal Tax Lien Affect You?
The IRS files Federal Tax Liens (“FTL”) to secure the governments interest in property against individuals with back tax liabilities. The FTL is of public record, often filed in the county courthouse where the tax payer lives. According to the IRS, a FTL can affect you in numerous ways: Assets — A l
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJan 26, 2017Famous Tax Evasion Cases You Never Heard of…
-Professional race car driver Hélio Castroneves was charged in 2009 for filing years of false tax returns and tax evasion in the amount of $80 million. Although he didn’t deny the charges, his attorney stated that “The racer isn’t to blame due to a brain injury which had compromised his decision-mak
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJan 25, 2017Somerset County Landscaper Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion for Failing to Report More Than $1.6 Million
The president of a landscaping business based out of Belle Mead, N.J., pleaded guilty today to income tax evasion. Angelo Dimeglio, a resident of Lawrenceville, NJ, entered his plea in Newark federal court before U.S. District Judge Jose L. Linares. Dimeglio pleaded guilty to one count of personal i
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•2 min readJan 24, 2017The IRS filed Federal Tax Lien on my house in someone else’s name.
Taxpayers will often contact our office worried that the IRS filed a Federal Tax Lien (“FTL”) against their house – but the FTL is in someone else’s name. This is a reality for numerous citizens who do not have a tax problem. The IRS files FTL’s to secure the governments interest in a back tax […]
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJan 23, 2017Operator of South Jersey Tax Preparation Company Pleads Guilty to $340,000 Tax Fraud Scheme
A Cumberland County, New Jersey, woman today admitted her role in a conspiracy to boost business at a tax preparation company she operated by preparing bogus income tax returns for her clients, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Noemi Pender, 57, of Rosenhayn, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJan 22, 2017IRS Announces 2017 Standard Mileage Rates
The Internal Revenue Service issued the 2017 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes. Beginning on Jan. 1, 2017, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also vans, pickups or panel
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJan 22, 2017Atlantic City Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Preparing Fraudulent Returns for Clients
The operator of an Atlantic City, NJ-based tax preparation business pleaded guilty today to filing false claims with government. John Lopez. 48, a resident of Atlantic City, NJ, entered his plea in Camden federal court before U.S. District Judge Noel L. Hillman. Lopez pleaded guilty to a one count i
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•2 min readJan 20, 2017Check Cashing Business Owner Sentenced to Prison
Jose Boyzo, of Myrtle Beach, SC was sentenced to 18 months in prison and ordered to pay $1.6 million in restitution to the IRS for tax fraud. Boyzo owned a licensed check cashing business; from 2009 to 2014, he cashed more than 4,305 tax refund checks. Unfortunately, those refund checks were generat
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJan 19, 2017The US Busts a Huge Fraud Ring
After a three-year investigation, the Department of Justice arrested 56 people in the US, and five call centers in India, accused of running a phony IRS phone call scheme. The case involves over 15,000 victims and more than $300 million in stolen money. Starting in 2013, the scammers initially used
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJan 18, 2017Vineland Tax Preparer Indicted for Preparing Fraudulent Tax Returns
The owner and operator of Grant Tax Service, a tax preparation business located in Vineland, N.J., has been indicted by a federal grand jury on eighteen counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns and five counts of filing false income tax returns. According to the indictm
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•2 min readJan 17, 2017Home Health Care Co. Owner is Sick over Indictment
Las Vegas resident Maria Larkin, who owned and operated Five Star Home Health Care Inc. was indicted for attempted tax evasion. From 2004 to 2009, Larkin failed to pay the Income, Medicare and Social Security taxes that were to be withheld from employee’s wages, otherwise known as the “trust fund ta
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJan 16, 2017California CPA Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Defrauding New Jersey Religious Center, California Nonprofit Out of More Than $4 Million
A California CPA was sentenced today to 57 months in prison for abusing his positions at a worship center in New Jersey and a non-profit in California to steal more than $4 million, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Donald Gridiron, 51, of Pomona, California, previously pleaded guilty before
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•2 min readJan 15, 2017How to Protect Yourself From Tax-Identity Theft
Taking the steps below will help protect you from becoming a victim of tax related identity theft. In 2015, the Federal Trade Commission reported a 50% increase in identity theft; the vast majority of the increase involved tax refund fraud. On average, the IRS resolution time for people who are affe
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJan 12, 2017Know Your Rights! THE 10 COMMANDMENTS OF THE IRS
The idea that the IRS has a list of 10 Commandments (taxpayer rights) might seem like an oxymoron, but the fact is they do, and here they are: 1. The Right to be Informed 2. The Right to Quality Service 3. The Right to Pay No More than the Correct Amount of Tax 4. The […]
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJan 11, 2017Bergen County Charter Bus Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
The owner of a charter bus company located in Fairview, NJ, pleaded guilty today to income tax evasion. Adel Saadalla, 52, a resident of Cliffside Park N.J., entered his plea in Trenton federal court before U. S. District Judge Freda L. Wolfson. Saadalla pleaded guilty to one count of personal incom
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•2 min readJan 10, 2017Medal Winners at the 2016 Rio Olympics Must Pay Taxes
USA Olympian winners are given a monetary reward for winning a medal. Gold medal winners get $25,000, silver medals get $15,000 and bronze medal winners are given $10,000. The IRS considers these prizes as regular income and therefore subject to income tax. Depending upon their individual tax circum
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJan 9, 2017It’s No Laughing Matter for the Owners of All About Smiles, LLC
Husband and wife Pamela Van Drie and Lorin Van Drie, of Marshfield, MO were indicted on numerous fraud charges as well as conspiracy to defraud the government by failing to pay the IRS payroll taxes from 2013 to 2015. The Van Drie’s were owners of a dental service company, All About Smiles LLC and t
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJan 5, 2017How Does Federal Tax Lien Affect Credit Report
If you have an outstanding debt that you owe to the IRS, it may wind up on your credit report in the form of a Federal Tax Lien (“FTL”). What is a Federal Tax Lien? A FTL represents the government's securitization, or claim, on or against your property for not paying a tax liability. FTL’s […]
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•2 min readJan 4, 2017Showing 730–756 of 825 articles
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