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The Government Has Focused a Considerable Amount of Energy To Prosecute Taxpayers Who Failed to File FBAR Reports and Accurately Account For Taxes. The Government has used the Required Records Doctrine to compel taxpayers to produce foreign bank account records.

Taxpayers who are the target of an Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division investigation benefit from an understanding of the purpose of these investigations.

An Austell, Georgia, couple was sentenced to prison for their role in a stolen identity tax refund fraud scheme.

A Cranston, Rhode Island, resident pleaded guilty yesterday to aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns, wire fraud, theft of government funds and aggravated identity theft.

Taxpayer made large profits selling guns. At trial he was acquitted of all felony charges. However, he was convicted of two misdemeanor tax charges pursuant to 26 USC 7203. The taxpayer appeal because the court did not permit the defendant's expert to testify as to the taxpayer's intent because it was the ultimate issue for the jury to decide. Taxpayer's counsel failed to properly rephrase the questions to get past the government's objection.

IRS used Net Worth Method to obtain tax evasion and false employee tax returns against a nightclub owner. The Court provided a detailed analysis of Rule 29.

Court found that there was ample evidence that taxpayer conspired to impede the IRS by concealing income by using a non-profit entity and mishandling 1099 forms.

Taxpayer was convicted pursuant to 7203 for failing to file several tax returns. Taxpayer appeal based upon the alleged misconduct of the prosecutor. The Court affirmed based upon "harmless error".

Reliance of Accountant Defense Failed in Tax Case When Evidence Showed Taxpayer Directed Tax Return Preparer as to What Expenses to Claim.