Roger Shoffstall ran the Summit Telephone and Telegraph Company in Alaska. The company serviced areas north of Fairbanks. As I reported last September, Mr. Shoffstall wanted his after-tax profit to be the same as his before-tax profit. That’s tough to do when you have a profit.
Mr. Shoffstall’s methods were decidedly illegal. He mailed tax protester garbage to the IRS. He lied on his W-4 forms. He put a stop on the IRS levying his wages by being President of the business.
The comes the moment that cements Mr. Shoffstall’s nomination to the Bozo Taxpayer Hall of Fame. “[W]hile attempting to come to a settlement with the IRS, purchased a $225,000 house and other items on installment plans to keep the IRS from collecting the property.” Mr. Shoffstall was found guilty of felony tax evasion; he’ll be sentenced in April.