Willful Failure to Report Employee Wages to EDD Leads to Felony Conviction

Posted on by Moskowitz LLP Criminal Tax Law, Tax: Audits, Litigation & Collection,
For over a decade, Fumeei Nikko Wu owned and operated the iconic 10,000 square foot, three-story Stonehouse Old Brewery in Nevada City, CA. Following complaints and a 1 year-long joint investigation by local police and TRaCe (the Tax Recovery and Criminal Enforcement Task Force of the Department of Alcohol and...
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“Good Motives” are Not an Excuse for Unpaid Employment Taxes

Posted on by Moskowitz LLP Tax: Audits, Litigation & Collection, Tax Planning & Compliance,
A recent Texas case clearly demonstrates how unforgiving the courts can be when it comes to unpaid employment taxes.McClendon v. U.S.In May of 2009, Dr. Robert McClendon learned that the Chief Financial Officer of his medical practice had been embezzling money from him, and that his practice owed roughly $10...
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Highest sentence on record for tax fraud gets #1 spot on the IRS Top Ten

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Other Posts in this Series Theft of police officer's identity leads to discovery or major fraud operation and 42 arrests "That Guy" Found and Sentenced Florida woman uses identities of dead people to collect $1.5 million in fraudulent refunds Stolen Identity Tax Refund Scheme in Georgia 56-member crime ring apprehended...
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Nine women sentenced for $24 million identity theft and tax refund fraud scheme using personal identification information of military personnel

Posted on by Moskowitz LLP Criminal Tax Law,
Other Posts in this Series Theft of police officer's identity leads to discovery or major fraud operation and 42 arrests "That Guy" Found and Sentenced Florida woman uses identities of dead people to collect $1.5 million in fraudulent refunds Stolen Identity Tax Refund Scheme in Georgia 56-member crime ring apprehended...
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Filing Requirements for Overseas Business Investments

Posted on by Moskowitz LLP International Taxation, Tax Planning & Compliance,
Failing to take IRS reporting requirements into consideration is among the biggest mistakes made by U.S. citizens when investing abroad. In addition to FinCEN 114 (the FBAR), U.S. Citizens with a certain percentage ownership in foreign corporations have several filing obligations with steep fines for noncompliance. These filing obligations include...
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Personal identification information of hospital patients and teenagers used to file fraudulent tax returns

Posted on by Moskowitz LLP Criminal Tax Law,
Other Posts in this Series Theft of police officer's identity leads to discovery or major fraud operation and 42 arrests "That Guy" Found and Sentenced Florida woman uses identities of dead people to collect $1.5 million in fraudulent refunds Stolen Identity Tax Refund Scheme in Georgia 56-member crime ring apprehended...
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