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IRS Chief Counsel looking for 200 experienced attorneys to focus on abusive tax deals; job openings posted
IR-2022-17, January 21, 2022 — The Internal Revenue Service’s Office of Chief Counsel today announced plans to hire up to 200 additional attorneys to help the agency combat syndicated conservation easements, abusive micro-captive insurance arrangements and other tax schemes.
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Appraiser in billion-dollar fraudulent tax shelter sentenced to a year in prison
November 14, 2023 — A North Carolina man was sentenced today to 12 months in prison for his role in conspiring to defraud the United States in a syndicated conservation easement tax shelter scheme – involving inflated charitable contribution deductions – that claimed more than $1.3 billion in fraudulent tax deductions.
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CPA pleads guilty to conspiring to promote fraudulent tax shelter scheme
January 18, 2023 — A Florida CPA pleaded guilty in the District of New Jersey today to conspiring to sell fraudulent tax deductions disguised as charitable deductions to high-income clients.
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IRS wraps up 2022 "Dirty Dozen" scams list; agency urges taxpayers to watch out for tax avoidance strategies
IR-2022-125, June 10, 2022 — The Internal Revenue Service today wrapped up its annual "Dirty Dozen" scams list for the 2022 filing season, with a warning to taxpayers to avoid being misled into using bogus tax avoidance strategies.
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Dirty Dozen: Beware of abusive tax avoidance schemes
IR-2023-67, April 3, 2023 — Today the Internal Revenue Service closed out the 2023 Dirty Dozen campaign with a warning for taxpayers to beware of promoters peddling bogus tax schemes aimed at reducing taxes or avoiding them altogether.
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New Jersey accountant pleads guilty to tax fraud scheme
May 2, 2023 — 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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Dirty Dozen: Bogus tax avoidance strategies, schemes with an international element wrap up annual taxpayer awareness campaign
IR-2024-105, April 11, 2024 — The Internal Revenue Service wraps up the 2024 Dirty Dozen campaign with a warning to taxpayers regarding promoters selling bogus tax strategies and fraudulent offshore schemes designed to reduce or avoid taxes altogether.
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IRS LB&I compliance campaigns Sept. 10, 2018
The Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) Large Business & International Division (LB&I) compliance campaigns serve to identify issues representing a risk of non-compliance and make the greatest use of limited resources. On September 10, 2018, the IRS announced the approval of five additional compliance campaigns.
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