Posts Tagged Michigan tax lawyer
IRS Extends Willful Blindness To Civil Tax Disputes
Posted by admin in Tax, White Collar Criminal on April 13, 2013
by Brian Mahany Willful Blindness has long been a tool of federal prosecutors in a wide variety of criminal tax and drug cases. The doctrine holds that one can’t avoid criminal responsibility by simply ignoring the obvious. For example, drug couriers have unsuccessfully attempted argue that they couldn’t be found guilty of transporting drugs since [...]
When Public Officials Don’t Pay Taxes – IRS Whistleblower Post
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery, Tax on April 5, 2013
by Brian Mahany Remember the Nannygate scandal? The scandal originated in 1993 when President Bill Clinton nominated Zoe Baird to be the United States Attorney General. That nomination didn’t last long; reporters quickly learned that Baird and her husband had hired two illegal immigrants from Peru to care for their child. They also didn’t withhold [...]
Steelers’ Plaxico Burress Pays Off $98,000 IRS Tax Lien
by Brian Mahany Celebrities and sports figures always seem to make the news. Unfortunately, not always for the right reasons. The IRS files over a million tax liens per year. Only a handful make the news. If you are popular Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Plaxo Burress, your $98,064 federal tax lien is apparently newsworthy. According [...]
Enter At Your Own Risk – Beware Shark Finned CLATs
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery, Tax on January 9, 2013
by Brian Mahany When I was in Maui last January, several of the beaches had warning signs for sharks. Surfers were advised to enter the water at their own risk. This post discusses so-called shark finned CLATs or “Charitable Lead Annuity Trusts”. Investors are advised to invest at their own risk. CLATs have become a [...]
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