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IRS-Criminal Investigations Counts Down the Top 10 Cases of 2021

By David C. Gair on January 10, 2022

“The investigative work of 2021 has all the makings of a made for TV movie – embezzlement of funds from a nonprofit, a family fraud ring that stole millions in COVID-relief funds and a $1 billion Ponzi scheme used to buy sports teams and luxury vehicles. But this is real life and I’m grateful to our IRS-CI agents for pursuing these leads and ensuring that the perpetrators were prosecuted for their crimes,” said IRS-CI Chief Jim Lee.

The top 10 IRS-CI cases of 2021, as decided by the IRS-CI, include:…
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Application for Tax Exempt Status To Be Eased by IRS – Except for the Tea Party

By David C. Gair on April 23, 2014

Posted in IRS Collection

In 2013, the IRS revealed that it had selected “social welfare” groups (like the Tea Party) applying for tax-exempt status for closer scrutiny. That investigation is still ongoing and it has given the IRS a black eye.

The Tea Party is a 501(c)(4) organization – not your traditional 501(c)(3) which must be “organized and operated…

Once you start bribing – I guess it is hard to stop

By David C. Gair on February 20, 2014

Posted in Uncategorized

News came out last week that chiropractor Stephen Jacobs of Lowell, MA is in hot water with the feds. Dr. Jacobs allegedly paid an IRS auditor $5,000 in cash to ignore two deductions he improperly took on this 2011 income tax form.

These deductions, allegedly, were in fact payments Jacobs made to two different women…

Gentleman’s Club Owner Hit With Fraud Penalty

By David C. Gair on February 7, 2014

Posted in Criminal Tax

A new Tax Court decision just came out – Potter v. Commissioner, TC Memo 2014-18. The case involved a “gentleman’s club” owner in Michigan.

In December 2006 IRS special agents engaged in an undercover investigation of Potter’s Pub, posing as buyers interested in acquiring the business. John Potter assured the agents that Potter’s Pub was …

How to Choose a Tax Return Preparer? Watch out for Fraud

By David C. Gair on January 3, 2014

Posted in Tax Planning

It is tax season and it is time to think about getting your taxes done. This time of year is filled with angst for most people.

The IRS every year posts its “Dirty Dozen Tax Scam s” – one of particular interest now that we are entering tax season for 2013 tax returns…

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Joshua Smeltzer is a tax litigator defending clients in tax audits, tax appeals, and litigation in Federal District Court, U.S. Tax Court, the U.S. Court…

Joshua Smeltzer is a tax litigator defending clients in tax audits, tax appeals, and litigation in Federal District Court, U.S. Tax Court, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and tax issues in U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Joshua’s previous work as a litigator for the U.S. Department of Justice provides him with first-hand knowledge of how government lawyers build and litigate tax cases. He is Board Certified in Tax Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

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