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Tax Fraud & Scams
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Abusive Tax Shelters and Transactions 
 Official information from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) concerning abusive tax shelters, including tax law provisions, notices about specific tax shelters (such as "Son of Boss," lease in/lease out, and basis-shifting transactions), details about initiatives to identify and resolve abusive tax shelters, and related information. http://www.irs.gov/businesses/corporations/article/0,,id=97384,00.html Topics: Corruption & Fraud, Tax Filing Season Last updated Aug 30, 2005 Bankrate.com: Taxes
Tax tips, basics, glossary, new law, rates; information on tax scams; some tales of "weird tax write-offs"; and more to get you started on your U.S. income tax preparation. Also has summaries of state income, personal, and sales taxes. http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/news_taxes_home.asp Topics: Tax Filing Season Last updated Nov 3, 2005 IRS Warns: Watch Out for These "Dirty Dozen" Tax Scams
This site hammers the caveat, "if something sounds too good to be true, especially at tax time, it probably is." It warns taxpayers to beware of schemes involving credit counseling, offshore tax shelters, tax-related identity theft, and more. http://www.bankrate.com/nsc/itax/news/20010216a.asp Topics: Corruption & Fraud, Tax Filing Season Last updated Feb 10, 2005 Quatloos!: Scams and Frauds Exposed
"This website seeks to educate you about certain types of financial frauds, how these deals really work, and how you can manage your risk of financial fraud." Banking, insurance, tax, and off-shore, and multi-level marketing scams are discussed. Features documents related to tax protester cases, the Nigerian Scam, and the Omega Trust and Trading bank debenture scam. Also includes information on how to report suspected frauds. http://www.quatloos.com/ Topics: Corruption & Fraud, Tax Filing Season Last updated Feb 11, 2005 Tax Fraud Alerts
A collection of fact sheets on tax fraud topics, including coporate fraud, money laundering, abusive tax return preparers, nonfiler enforcement, employment tax, and other specific tax "schemes, scams and cons." Provides statistical data, examples of tax fraud cases, and information about tax fraud in industries and professions such as construction, automotive sales, and health care. From the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Criminal Investigation unit. http://www.irs.gov/compliance/enforcement/article/0,,id=121259,00.html Topics: Corruption & Fraud, Tax Filing Season Last updated Feb 11, 2005 Tax Me If You Can
Companion website to a 2004 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline program that considers "the rampant abuse of tax shelters since the late 1990s." Features a FAQ on tax shelters, articles on the tax shelter promotions of the accounting firm KPMG, commentary on the possible causes of the 1990s tax shelter explosion and on tax reform related to tax shelters, and more. Includes video of the show, transcripts of interviews, and readings and links. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/tax/ Topics: Tax Filing Season Last updated Aug 30, 2005 The Tax Protester FAQ
This site's purpose is "to provide concise, authoritative rebuttals to nonsense about the U.S. tax system that is frequently posted in misc.taxes, and on web sites scattered throughout the Internet, by a variety of fanatics, idiots, and dupes, frequently referred to by the courts as 'tax protesters.'" It is "a collection of frequently made assertions, together with an explanation of why each assertion is false." Prepared by a tax law attorney. http://evans-legal.com/dan/tpfaq.html Topics: Corruption & Fraud, Tax Filing Season Last updated Jan 18, 2006 Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund (TAFEF): The False Claims Act Legal Center
This organization is "dedicated to combating fraud against the Federal Government through the promotion and use of the Federal False Claims Act [FCA] and its qui tam provisions [the power of people to sue on behalf of government]." The site features an overview of the federal act, descriptions of prominent cases (such as fraudulent Medicare claims and billings to the Department of Defense), statistics about settlements, and links to related sites. http://www.taf.org Topics: Corruption & Fraud, Tax Filing Season Last updated May 3, 2006 |
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