More 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 […]
SEC 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 harmed investors as a result of the […]
Strip 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 2000-2002. Floormen, bouncers, […]