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A Louisiana lawyer pleaded guilty to making false, fictitious and fraudulent claims to the Internal Revenue Service in an attempt to acquire more than $9.7 million in tax refunds.
According to court records, Francis C. Broussard, 53, of West Monroe, Louisiana, had his accountant prepare his 2005 through 2007 tax returns — but Broussard never filed them.
In 2009, Broussard went to a different tax preparer to have his personal tax returns

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Apparently, Lauryn Hill’s “Miseducation” may relate to how badly she handled her IRS tax problems. According to Accounting Today’s article titled: Fugees Singer Lauryn Hill Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion, Hill was sentenced Monday to three months in prison plus three months home confinement for failing to file tax returns for five years and not reporting more than $2.3 million in income. The article explains the terms of her

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Actor Stephen Baldwin pleaded guilty to failure to file income taxes for three years and will pay $300,000 in back taxes to the government.
Baldwin, the youngest of the Baldwin brothers and best known for his roles in The Usual Suspects and The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, was arrested in December on charges that could have resulted in a prison sentence of up to four years.
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I recently wrote a post for the Tax Matters blog about a newly released Government Accountability Office (GAO) report showing IRS budget cuts forcing the furlough of 100,000 employees therefore reducing the ability to audit taxpayers at the same rate. A Huffington Post article titled: “Offshore Tax Havens: Sequestration Damages IRS Battle with Tax Evasion“ provides additional GAO report information shining a light on how the sequester/IRS budget cuts will

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Government investigators reported that the Internal Revenue Service has recouped more than $5.5 billion for the voluntary disclosure programs. NPR sites an Associated Press article titled: Tax Cheats Pony Up $5.5 Billion in Amnesty Program highlights a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that shows how through these programs the IRS was able to get people to come forward to report their offshore bank accounts and assets in exchange for reduced

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The owner of a New Jersey meat distribution company pleaded guilty to evading taxes on income diverted from his companies for personal use.
Nicholas Papanier Sr., 57, of Sewell, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion.
According to court documents, between 2006 and 2009, Papanier owned Nellie’s Provisions, a meat distribution company that provided meat for Primo Hoagies franchises and other independent restaurants.
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A Maryland businessman was sentenced to prison for evading more than $500,000 in federal and state taxes.
Bae Soo “Chris” Chon, 49, of Beltsville, Maryland, obtained one year and a day in prison, to be followed by one year of supervised release, for the income tax evasion charge. He also must pay a $15,000 fine and restitution of $412,404 to the IRS and $110,245.70 to Maryland.
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A Louisiana couple who ran a used car lot pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return.
Norman Ducre, 41, and Jami Ducre, 44, of Slidell, Louisiana, owned and operated J & J Auto Brokers. Norman Ducre was responsible for sales and inventory acquisition and management, while Jami Ducre was responsible for the bookkeeping of the business.
In her plea, Ducre admitted to providing false and fraudulent monthly income and expense statements

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Tony Nghia Nguyen, the owner of a Minnesota company that provided general household services to clients, obtained five years of probation and 30 days of home detention for failing to pay to the IRS $287,000 in employee withholdings. Nguyen, who pleaded guilty to the charge, admitted that he failed to pay the money withheld from employees from July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2007. No related posts. No related posts.

The owner of movie theaters in Michigan will spend a year in prison after attempting to evade nearly $1 million in taxes.
Elaine Dawson, 69, of Bellaire, Michigan, pleaded guilty to the tax evasion charge. She was also ordered to pay restitution of $988,366 to IRS.
According to court records, Dawson willfully evaded nearly $1 million in corporate and personal income taxes between 2004 and 2010. Dawson owned five cinemas in Michigan and

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A Michigan businessman pleaded guilty to obstructing the IRS after evading payment and falsifying quarterly tax returns, resulting in a tax loss of more than $250,000.
George Adatsi, 49, of Lansing, Michigan, owned two companies, Health Staffers Inc. and Health Staffers of Michigan Inc., which employed nurses and home health aides who provided health care services in private homes and nursing homes.
Adatsi admitted that he did not forward to the IRS

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I came across an interesting Fiscal Times article titled: “High Income, No Taxes: How Big Money Beats the IRS“. The article highlights an IRS report written by economist Justin Bryan that provides comprehensive data on the number of taxpayers who make more than $200,000 and pay zero income taxes.
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Terrell Owens, a six-time NFL Pro Bowl wide receiver, has caught an enormous tax bill from the Internal Revenue Service.
According to celebrity news website TMZ, Owens — popularly known by his initials, T.O. — owes $430,000 in unpaid taxes for the years 2007 and 2009.
During the years Owens racked up the IRS debt, he had lucrative contracts to play football for the Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys and Buffalo Bills.
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Reminder: 18 days left until Tax Day!
Here’s a review of the tax relief news covered this week. Featured topics include: IRS releases 2013 Dirty Dozen Tax Scam/Scheme List, businessmen guilty of tax evasion and filing false returns, IRS apologies for expensive Star Trek training video and hiring a tax professional versus tax preparation software.
IRS Releases 2013 Dirty Dozen Tax Scam-Scheme List – as well as a video to remind taxpayers

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A Missouri business owner pleaded guilty to filing a false income tax return. Christopher Huffman, 49, of Lexington, Missouri, is the owner of IG Construction, an asphalt and tree-trimming business. Huffman admitted that he engaged in a scheme to underreport the gross receipts for his business on his tax returns for tax years 2006 to 2008 in order to significantly reduce his income tax liability. He faces up to three

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An Ohio man will spend the next 18 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to income tax evasion.
John W. Hufgard, 59, of Bath Township, Ohio, must also pay restitution to the Internal Revenue Service of $397,659
Hufgard was the sole proprietor of Universal Service and Repair. Hufgard sold manufacturing racks to metal scrap dealers, and failed to report the proceeds on his federal income tax returns.
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A Wisconsin man was convicted of attempting to evade more than $430,000 in federal taxes for the years 2006 to 2008.
Kalmar Gronvall, 68, previously of Shawano, Wisc., operated an Internet business known as The Gold and Silver Exchange through which he sold gold and silver coins, as well as other precious metals. During the years 2006 to 2008, Gronvall had sales totaling more than $7 million and earned more than

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An Oklahoma businessman pleaded guilty to willfully failing to pay over to the IRS federal taxes that he withheld from his employees.
Theodore Michael Zachritz, of Nichols Hills, Okla., owned and operated Lifestyle Pools in Oklahoma City. As owner of the company, Zachritz deducted and withheld federal income taxes, Social Security taxes, and Medicare taxes (commonly called “payroll taxes”) from wages of Lifestyle Pools employees. Under federal law, an employer must

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Two South Florida brothers were sentenced to prison for income tax evasion.
Michael Farnell received 18 months in prison and his brother James Farnell obtained 42 months.
According to court records, the brothers, both of Boca Raton, Fla., sold stock in a privately held Florida-based technology company between 2004 and 2006 and failed to report the capital gains or pay taxes on the capital gains from those stock sales. In 2004, the

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For some reason the IRS did not release an updated “Dirty Dozen Tax Scam List” for 2013. This annual list of tax scams and “phishing” expeditions warns taxpayers about scams that range from tax identity theft to return tax evasion. As tax day draws near, scams and schemes tend to peak as people get their tax returns ready for the April 15th deadline. I updated information from the Tax Resolution

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