[taxabletalk] Russ: It's Only Monday

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Posted by Russ:
It's Only Monday
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   It's only Monday. And I already have several tales of woe from the tax
   evasion front.
   First, there's one less Bozo preparer out in the world. Tommy Jordan
   is the former owner of Tax Tyme in Montgomery, Alabama. Mr. Jordan
   definitely helped his clients get refunds--to the tune of $3
   million--but his methods weren't of the legal variety. The government
   wasn't pleased, and [1]Mr. Jordan tonight stands tried and convicted
   of 26 counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax
   returns. He'll probably be spending quite a few years at ClubFed.
   Heading next to Portland, Oregon we find that [2]Jeffrey Carrithers
   pleaded guilty to one count of income tax evasion. Mr. Carrithers felt
   that one social security number wasn't enough; he used two. That's a
   problem, especially when you do that to hide income. Add in using bank
   accounts in others' names, not reporting income on a Form 1099, lying
   to IRS agents, and, more importantly, doing this repeatedly and you're
   bound to get in trouble. Mr. Carrithers cost the government $93,714.47
   in lost taxes. He'll be sentenced on March 31st; based on federal
   sentencing guidelines Mr. Carrithers is likely looking at spending a
   year at ClubFed.
   Stephen Talmage of Anderson, South Carolina didn't believe in the
   income tax. Well, most Americans don't like it. Mr. Talmage took it a
   step further. In 1992 he stopped filing and paying income tax. When
   the IRS told Mr. Talmage that he had to file and pay he gave them
   typical tax protester frivolous arguments. When the IRS then was about
   to levy his wages he quit his job. In the end, though, Mr. Talmage was
   arrested and he pleaded guilty last year to income tax evasion.
   [3]Today he was sentenced to two years at ClubFed. And he also has to
   pay his back taxes (now $250,000) plus penalties and interest.
   Finally, Frank Frazier, Sr. is CEO of [4]Nashville Jet Charters. His
   company properly collected $141,739 in federal excise taxes. He just
   didn't remit those taxes to the IRS. That's a problem, [5]and Mr.
   Frazier pleaded guilty today to failing to turn over those funds he
   collected. It appears that including penalties and interest the total
   due is at least $180,000 and may be as high as $430,000. Mr. Frazier
   received 60 days at ClubFed and must make restitution.
   As usual, it's a whole lot easier to just pay your taxes in the first
   place then it is to evade them. Somehow, though, that never enters the
   mind of the tax evader.

References

   1. http://www.wztv.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.al/266378f2-www.fox17.com.shtml
   2. http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/or/PressReleases/2009/200901012_Carrithers.html
   3. http://www.independentmail.com/news/2009/jan/12/anderson-man-sentenced-tax-evasion/
   4. http://www.nashvillejetcharters.com/
   5. http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090112/BUSINESS01/90112056