Tax Division
Recent News About Tax Division
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North Carolina Man Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion
Did Not Pay Taxes on more than $1.8 Million in Income
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Florida Mortgage Loan Officer Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
A Florida man pleaded guilty today to evading his federal income taxes.
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San Diego Restaurant Owners Charged with COVID-Relief Fraud and Money Laundering
A federal grand jury in San Diego returned an indictment on May 19 charging a California man and woman with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering.
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Owner of Two California Construction Firms Sentenced to Prison for Employment Tax Crimes
A California man was sentenced yesterday to 12 months in prison for willfully failing to account for and pay over employment taxes.
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South Carolina Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud
A Columbia, South Carolina, return preparer and regional manager of multiple tax preparation business locations pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to defraud the United States by preparing and filing false tax returns.
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Federal Court Permanently Shuts Down New York Tax Preparer
A federal court in the Eastern District of New York has permanently enjoined a tax return preparer and her Brooklyn-based business from preparing federal tax returns for others and from owning, operating, or working for any tax return preparation business in the future.
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Scrap Metal Reseller Pleads Guilty to Filing a False Corporate Tax Return
A Texas businessman pleaded guilty today to filing a false 2015 corporate tax return for his company.
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Coal Broker Charged with Filing False Returns and Obstructing the IRS
A federal grand jury in Charlotte, North Carolina, returned an indictment today charging a man with filing false individual tax returns and attempting to obstruct an IRS audit and criminal investigation.
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Appraiser in Billion-Dollar Conservation Easement Fraud Scheme Pleads Guilty
A North Carolina land appraiser pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud the United States as part of a syndicated conservation easement tax shelter scheme – involving inflated charitable contribution deductions based on a fraudulent appraisal value of a conservation easement on land – that claimed more than $1.3 billion in fraudulent tax deductions.
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New York Construction Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Filing False Return
Did Not Report Nearly $6.1 Million in Business Gross Receipts
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Federal Court Permanently Enjoins Tax Return Preparer in Texas and Orders Disgorgement of Tax Prep Fees
A federal court in the Southern District of Texas has permanently enjoined a Houston-area tax return preparer from preparing federal tax returns for others and from owning, operating, or franchising any tax return preparation business in the future.
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Justice Department Seeks to Shut Down Nine Florida Tax Preparers
The United States filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida seeking to bar nine Florida tax return preparers and their associated business from assisting in the preparing of federal income tax returns for others.
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Texas Tax Preparer Sentenced for False Returns
A Texas woman was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for willfully assisting clients in the preparation and filing of false tax returns with the IRS.
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Wisconsin Owner of Consulting Firm Pleads Guilty to Tax Scheme
A Wisconsin businessman who helped secure international business deals for his clients pleaded guilty today to willfully filing a false tax return.
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San Diego Man Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion, Fraud and Failing to Appear for his 2001 Sentencing Hearing
Caught in Costa Rica After More than 20 Years
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Former Mississippi Tax Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud the United States
A former Mississippi tax preparer pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud the United States by preparing false tax returns.
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New Jersey Accountant Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud Scheme
A New Jersey certified public accountant (“CPA”) pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud the United States by promoting fraudulent tax shelters to high-income clients.
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Justice Department Seeks to Shut Down Florida Tax Return Preparer
The United States has filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida against Tyrone Johnson and TJ Professional Services, LLC.