Category Archives: Tax Fraud

It Never Works, But They Keep Doing It

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Russ

“It amazes me that people who withhold payroll taxes and don’t remit them to the IRS can get away with it.” That’s what my friend, Scott Harker, EA, said to me this morning. Yet time and again I read stories … Continue reading →

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This Won’t Help Confidence in the IRS

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Russ

From South Florida comes a story of one IRS employee who allegedly liked to help taxpayers…just in the wrong way. Charles Corbitt worked for the IRS in West Palm Beach, Florida. He was charged with wire fraud today and is … Continue reading →

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Tax Preparers Behaving Badly

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Russ

There’s a common thread among these tax professionals: You’ll be getting a refund. That sounds good until you realize that you really shouldn’t have, and that you will likely get in trouble later. Our first preparer might be saying, “Well, … Continue reading →

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A Golden Scheme Leads to ClubFed

Posted on August 17, 2014 by Russ

If there’s one phrase I’ve used over and over on this blog, it’s if it sounds too good to be true it probably is. But greed is a powerful motivating force. For example, consider Yamashita’s gold. Yamashita’s gold is the … Continue reading →

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Pop Goes the Tax Fraud

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Russ

Here’s a potpourri of tax fraud to end your holiday weekend. First, we head to Albany, New York, where former rapper “Prime Minister Pete Nice” (aka Peter Nash) didn’t like paying state income taxes. There’s a problem with that: You … Continue reading →

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Another Example of a Regulated Preparer Committing Tax Crimes

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Russ

Yet another example of a regulated preparer committing tax crimes emerged this past week out of Ohio. Larry Couchot is a CPA in Ohio. He’s president and an owner of an accounting firm. Mr. Couchot also may be heading to … Continue reading →

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No, Fido & Lulu Can’t Own Your Business

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Russ

Sometimes you read a story and wonder if it’s really true. Such was the case when I read this DOJ press release on Matthew and Sandra Zuckerman. It starts like many cases: The Zuckermans didn’t like filing and paying taxes, … Continue reading →

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Punt Blocked; National Audit Defense Network Heading to ClubFed

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Russ

Back in 2000, a company made the following boast on the Internet: Oryan Management has developed a simple, “Turn-Key” method for you, the ordinary taxpayer to receive these Tax Credits and Deductions while keeping your costs low. Depending on how … Continue reading →

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Florida Doctor Does Much Wrong on her Way to ClubFed

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Russ

Dr. Patricia Hough was a successful entrepreneur. She owned two medical schools in the Caribbean. That’s the good portion of this story. It’s what she did with the profits of the business (and the sale of the business)–or better put, … Continue reading →

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Your Dependents do have to be Your Dependents…

Posted on April 27, 2014 by Russ

One of my clients is expecting their first child at any moment. Their new baby will be their first dependent for their 2014 tax returns. Mahamadou Daffe of Queens, New York had other ideas about dependents. Mr. Daffe stole identities … Continue reading →

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