IRS Innocent Spouse Relief

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 husband and now the IRS is sending me notices stating I owe $65,000.  I have no idea how they are coming up with this amount as […]

President of United Auto Workers Union Driven to Crime

Gary Jones, the former president of the international United Auto Workers union pleaded guilty to conspiring to embezzle one million dollars of UAW dues money, to racketeering and to evading taxes. Jones admitted to conspiring with at least six other high-level UAW executives in a conspiracy to embezzle money over a period of several years. […]

Stolen Identity Refund Fraud: The Wrong Way to Do Laundry

There is always someone out to try to game the system.  Over the past several years the IRS has seen tens of thousands of fraudulent returns filed in what they are terming Stolen Identity Refund Fraud.  In essence, criminals obtain Social Security Numbers and proceed to file false tax returns yielding significant refunds.  Unfortunately in […]