Tax Evasion Overview

Tax evasion is fraud that is committed by falsely filing tax return statements, or by not filing any tax return to the government. The U.S. Department of Justice Tax Division leads in the pursuit of investigations into tax evasion. Working closely with the I.R.S. they handle criminal investigations and the prosecution of crimes involving taxes. Initiatives such as the President’s Corporate Fraud Task Force are collecting millions of U.S. dollars from criminal tax violations.

Have you been accused of allegedly committing tax evasion? Contact a lawyer to fight for your legal rights in a case involving criminal tax evasion.

Below are some of the different scenarios that have been attempted to evade paying taxes:

• Falsely claiming donations to charities
• Not reporting income from a second business
• Paying employees in cash
• Claiming children that are not theirs
• Fake expense claims
• Falsifying salaries from corporate accounts
• Claiming personal assets as the businesses

In 1934, the Tax Division took over the primary responsibility of federal litigation in cases involving the I.R.S. The movement to target criminal activities involving taxes actually gained considerable momentum in the famous tax evasion case involving gangland mobster Al Capone.

The laws on taxes are complex and difficult for an untrained person to understand. A qualified tax lawyer must stay abreast of changes and procedures in order to maintain their ability to practice tax law. The I.R.S. is very aggressive in collecting past due taxes from every U.S. citizen and will go as far as placing a lien on property and seizing your assets if you are negligent in your financial obligations. How would you cope if the I.R.S. froze your accounts and threatened to have you arrested?

Have you been accused of allegedly committing tax evasion? Contact a lawyer to fight for your legal rights in a case involving criminal tax evasion.

Update: JC

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