Author Archives: Russ

Beale Doesn’t Recognize the Court, But the Court Sends Him Away Anyway

Posted on September 11, 2008 by Russ

If you want to get on the bad side of a judge a very good way to do so is to file fake warrants and fraudulent leans and attempt to “arrest” the judge. It’s an especially Bozo thing to do … Continue reading →

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Taxes and the Election (Part 1)

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Russ

With a very competitive election race between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain, the innuendo, charges, and rhetoric have flown back and forth. Senators McCain and Obama hold different views on many issues. Since I write a tax blog … Continue reading →

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Some Fraud from the Weekend

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Russ

There was quite a bit of tax fraud at week’s end. Indeed, I had to liberally weed out the stories so the ones below are the cream of the crop, so to speak. First, we have another alleged Bozo tax … Continue reading →

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Illegal Income Is Taxable

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Russ

One of the questions that comes up from time to time is whether you have to pay tax on illegal income. After all, do thieves really report their thefts to the IRS? I usually remind those questioning this that Al … Continue reading →

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Three More Sentenced in Evanson Case

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Russ

Three CPAs will be joining attorney Dennis Evanson at ClubFed. Reed Barker of Littleton, Colorado got 18 months, Brent Metcalf of Cottonwood Heights, Utah, received 24 months, while Stephen Peterson of Coalville, Utah received 35 months. Additionally, Barker must make … Continue reading →

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Another Week, No Progress for California’s Budget

Posted on September 7, 2008 by Russ

Frankly, the headline is all you need to know about the situation in Sacramento. Republicans announced a budget plan that had no new taxes; their plan was condemned by Democrats. Yet Democrats haven’t proposed anything acceptable to Republicans. So the … Continue reading →

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Not A Good Week for Tax Protesters

Posted on September 7, 2008 by Russ

This past week wasn’t a good one for tax protesters. Irwin Schiff, who is 80-years old, is spending 13 years at ClubFed in Terre Haute, Indiana. Well, make that 13 years and 11 months—those additional 11 months a result of … Continue reading →

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Labor Day Payroll Tax Fraud

Posted on September 1, 2008 by Russ

I’ve said this before but it bears repeating—especially on Labor Day. If you want to get in trouble with the IRS either withhold payroll taxes and don’t remit them to the IRS or pay your employees under the table (thus … Continue reading →

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UCI Identity Theft Leads to Texas

Posted on September 1, 2008 by Russ

Earlier this year officials at the nearby University of California, Irvine announced that about 1,100 student identities were stolen by Texas-based United Healthcare. Now several individuals have been indicted for filing phony tax returns using these students identities (and others). … Continue reading →

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Interest Rate Changes

Posted on September 1, 2008 by Russ

While interest on underpayments to the IRS will increase to 6% from 5% in the third quarter, interest on underpayments to California will fall from 7% to 5% as of January 1st. Corporate underpayment interest in California will fall from … Continue reading →

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