http://www.avvo.com/legal-answers-search/tax-fraud-tax-evasion.html Avvo.com - Tax Fraud Questions http://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/is-there-a-statue-of-limitations-on-an-alleged-ove-161137.html I have lived in michigan for about 9 yrs now and Medina ohio job and family services a few yrs back said i owe them an overpayment from 1994, when i questioned this they said it was to late to appeal, now i got a bill demanding full payment within 15 days or they will turn it over to the prosecutor for possible legal action, I have asked several times for the proof and they dont give it to me, if i get a criminal record i loose my job an i am a single mother with 3 kids, can they do this, i had my bankruptcy discharged in july but was under the assumption that i could not write this off, please help Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:38:21 PST http://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/is-it-tax-fraud-or-just-unethical--131839.html I work for a corporation that has 2 owners. One owner uses the company bank account for major personal purchases such as luxuary cars, vehicles for his children, which the company pays all maintenance and insurance not to mention what is charged off on company credit cards. The latest being the withdraw of a very LARGE sum of money to purchase a private residence. I know these are all being claimed as company expenses and not as personal income, avoiding paying taxes both ways. All being done without the knowledge of the other owner who takes care of sales and really doesn't pay much attention to the finances. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:43:25 PDT http://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/my-innocent-spouse-relief-petition-was-denied--wha-121412.html I filed join tax return with mu husband for two past years without knowing that he didn't report part of his income. Tax return was prepared by professional. he got audited and as a result IRS demands money from both me and him. I filed for innocent spouse relief thinking that they will check our incomes separately (I reported everything) find his fault and relieve me. My husband refuses to discuss or tell me everything. Today I got the letter that relief was denied. I'am currently permanent resident and was going to apply for citizenship but its impossible with IRS debt. Also they threaten to withdraw all my saving and I'am scared to keep any money in bank. Is there any solution to my situation ? Thank you for your time and advice. Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:37:48 PDT http://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/is-it-considered-fraud-to-purchase-a-home-and-sell-121399.html I would be considered a first time home owner and my landlord receiently approached me with a plan. He wants me to buy the property from him, claim the $8,000 tax credit currently available and then he would promptly buy it back from me. The property I rent for $500 a month and he is offering me 4 months free rent to do this. It sound like fraud to me. I thought I'd ask a lawyer. Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:07:06 PDT http://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/can-the-irs-request-2007-tax-information-when-bein-119634.html I don't understand why the auditor needs 2007 information when it clearly states I am being audited for 2006 only. Why are they asking this and can they 'actually ' require me to bring 2007 information when I'm not being audited for that year? Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:47:41 PDT http://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/can-i-return-a-car-if-dealership-never-reported-my-113734.html I bought a car two years ago, the owner is being sentenced soon to business tax fraud and evasion in california. He charged me hidden fees, did not report my GAP insurance purchase(took the money), tricked me into sign documents that looked one way but later on came out another, the bill of sale and receipts say "FLAMONGO AUTOMOTIVE" when it should say "FLAMINGO". Could I return my car to the finance company now that the business is no longer in operation? Could i possibly get my money back? What could I do? Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:06:15 PDT http://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/i-have-been-working-for-7-years-under-a-fake-name--112353.html I ve been working for 7 years under a fake name and I never paid taxes in my life. In order to come clean, how can I do that while Im still working under a non existing name???how can I make both match? what should I do? I want to pay. Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:35:03 PDT http://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/if-a-company-creates-a-rental-invoice-that-has-fra-84829.html A company creates a rental invoice that has fraudulent "tax exempt" "political subdivision" collected fees on it and the law states that all charges for a "lease" that are not specifically defined are subject to tax. This company advertises worldwide thru the internet What can they be charged with ? The fees collected were not taxed... Tax Fraud ? The fraud was on the internet and victims live out of state... Federal ? Wire Fraud ? Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:12:54 PDT http://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/can-i-avoid-jail-time-for-2-counts-of-false-accoun-82959.html I run my own business , we have an annual turnover of about 1.5 million a year . The IRS have charged me with the following / - False accounting : I faked a letter saying that an investor had invested in the company and they had not . This was done in order to get another investor to invest in the company , which they did .As a result the investor made a loss of $60,000. - False accounting : I changed the accounts to show we had a certain amount of money when we did not again in order to get someone to invest in the company , - Fraud. I moved money from my personal account in to the business account in order to show we had a certain amount of money in order to claim an incentive. - Tax evasion. I have moved some money to other accounts in o Sun, 07 Jun 2009 06:54:25 PDT http://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/who-is-liable-for-tax-evasion--the-former-business-70799.html I am considering buying a business currently owned by an acquaintance, because he is retiring from a niche industry that seems to be fairly insulated from marketplace fluctuations. I have reservations, however: I have reason to believe that my acquaintance has been cooking the books for several decades. underreporting income in order to avoid paying as much in taxes as he truly owed. Not sure there is enough of a paper trail to determine just how much he owes the IRS in back taxes (don't think he even knows). What kind of liability would we assume for his misconduct if we were to take over the business now and find ourselves audited at some point in the future? Tue, 05 May 2009 22:26:33 PDT