There are a number of possible federal tax crimes with which the United States Department of Justice may charge a delinquent taxpayer. Here are the most frequently brought charges. Failure to File Tax Returns The Law 26 U.S.C. § 7203 – Willful failure to file return, supply information, or pay tax Any person required under this title [...]

If an IRS official believes that you might have broken the law or are currently breaking the law, he or she will refer the matter to the IRS Criminal Investigation Division (CID). The Top Criminal Violations Investigated by CID The most frequently investigated criminal violations are: Failure to file an income tax return Structuring transactions [...]

Press Release: The Pappas Law Group, P.A. February 24, 2011 On Wednesday Judge Kendall Sharp of the Middle District of Florida agreed with attorney Peter C. Pappas of The Pappas Group, P.A., that his client, James Lloyd Martin, III, should not receive a prison sentence for filing a false tax return even though the federal sentencing guidelines called for [...]

Tara Siegel Bernard wrote a Column in the Your Money section of the New York Times yesterday in which she considers whether more taxpayers will cheat on their taxes this year because of the bad economy: With just a few more days to file your tax returns, you may be tempted — especially in this down [...]

Despite the many urban myths that are circulating about the IRS’s vicious and unforgiving nature, it takes a lot before a Revenue Officer or Agent will refer a case to the Criminal Investigation Division (CID). And it takes even more for a federal prosecutor to pursue an indictment. But there are certain instances where you can [...]

If an IRS official believes that you might have broken the law or are currently breaking the law, he or she will refer the matter to the IRS Criminal Investigation Division (CID). The Top Criminal Violations Investigated by CID The most frequently investigated criminal violations are: Failure to file an income tax return Structuring transactions to [...]

Tax debtors are not unlike other debtors. They, too, want to protect their assets from potential seizure. But if they do it illegally or fraudulently, the IRS has the power to refer the matter to its criminal investigation division (CID). Taxpayers have to be extremely careful before embarking on a plan of asset protection when [...]

The IRS has an entire division dedicated to the investigation of tax crimes. And they’re very busy. The Criminal Investigation Division (CID) is comprised of approximately 4,400 employees worldwide, 2,800 of which are special agents whose investigative jurisdiction includes tax, money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act laws. While other federal agencies also have investigative jurisdiction [...]

§6673 imposes a 75% penalty for underpayments of tax that are attributable to fraud: (a) Imposition of penalty If any part of any underpayment of tax required to be shown on a return is due to fraud, there shall be added to the tax an amount equal to 75 percent of the portion of the [...]