Reliance of Accountant Defense Failed in Tax Case When Evidence Showed Taxpayer Directed Tax Return Preparer as to What Expenses to Claim.
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Reliance on Accountant Defense Failed U.S. v. WITASICK, 443 Fed. Appx. 838 ( 4th Cir. 2011, cert denied, 2012)
Loss of Income Insurance Policies Were Part of Tax Fraud Scheme
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Court Finds Evidence Sufficient to Sustain Tax Conviction in Loss of Income Insurance Policy Scheme
Court Held That There Was Sufficient Evidence to Convict Defendant Tax Preparer of Tax Conspiracy U.S. v. Muyaba and Mudekunye (5TH Cir. 2011)
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Defendants and one co-defendant were convicted by a jury in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas of charges stemming from their tax-fraud conspiracy. Defendants appealed and claimed that their Rule 29 motion due to insufficient evidence should have been granted.