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Dancing With Stars Winner May be Dancing with Inmates if Convicted of Tax Evasion
By Stacie Clifford Kitts, CPA
Helio Castroneves the winner of the 5th Dancing with the stars competition, and a two time winner of the Indianapolis 500 may find himself dancing with inmates following his indictment on conspiracy to defraud the United States for income tax evasion.
The seven count indictment includes charges that Mr. Castroneves filed false federal income tax returns for the years 1999 through 2004 by using offshore corporations to hide income and evade paying taxes.
Visit the Department of Justice web site to read more about the alleged scheme. http://www.usdoj.gov/tax/txdv08884.htm
Former IRS Secretary Files Fraudulent Returns and Pockets Taxpayers Refunds
Here is another one for the “Stupid Preparer” files.
What do you really know about your tax return preparer?
If you hired Debra Windham of Chicago a former secretary with the IRS Criminal Investigative Division, your tax return might have been involved in a tax fraud scheme that resulted in a loss to the government of approximately $850,000. The government has filed suit seeking a permanent injunction against Ms. Wildham.
According to the complaint, Ms. Windham allegedly prepared tax returns for clients claiming bogus deductions and then applied for refund anticipation loans in her client’s name without their consent. In addition, as part of her scheme, she allegedly prepared two sets of returns, one she presented to her client and another return claiming the fraudulent deductions that she filed with the IRS. Ms. Windham then pocketed the additional refunds claimed on the returns.
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