Category Archives: Tax Fraud

He Should Have Known Better

Posted on September 16, 2008 by Russ

My thanks to Joe Kristan for highlighting an interesting and amusing (to me) Tax Court case today: Baisden v. Commissioner. Mr. Baisden is a CPA, and he had a unique way of preparing tax returns: In an effort to explain … Continue reading →

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More Fraud

Posted on September 14, 2008 by Russ

An interesting week for tax fraud. There’s a typical case out of the San Joaquin Valley, a jailed promoter who may have to spend even longer at ClubFed, and an attorney who admitted that he lied under oath to the … 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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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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Three Years for Abject Stupidity

Posted on August 27, 2008 by Russ

Back in April I reported on Martha Vernon and her daughter Tiffany Dunbar. The team engaged in perhaps the stupidest Bozo scheme a tax preparer could: They stole names and social security numbers from her employer, invented a phony W-2 … Continue reading →

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Fake Priest Had False Returns

Posted on August 24, 2008 by Russ

Earl Wolfe was an unlicensed architect in Jupiter Farms, Florida. That’s one crime in itself. He earned around $750,000 but reported only $600 on his tax returns. The IRS and Department of Justice weren’t appreciative of his efforts, and he … Continue reading →

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Takeout Is Taxable

Posted on August 19, 2008 by Russ

That seems obvious, right? You need to charge sales tax on items that are picked up. Hopefully it also seems obvious that if you’re a liquor store owner you need to include takeout items in your income. There’s no exemption … Continue reading →

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10 Years, 2 Cars, 4 Pieces of Property, and $2.7 Million

Posted on August 17, 2008 by Russ

Earlier this year I posted about a complex tax fraud case out of Salt Lake City. Several individuals were accused of helping various other individuals and businesses evade about $20 million in taxes. Three pleaded guilty. One of those who … Continue reading →

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