Crimes like tax evasion are very serious, but what if you just can’t afford to pay your taxes? The IRS recognizes that a simple inability to pay should not be treated the same way as a failure to file or a false return. There are procedures and programs in place to keep you and the […]
6 Tips For Protecting Your Credit/Debit Card Information
December 12, 2015 by ·
There are many ways in which a criminal can get hold of your credit or debit card information. “Skimming” is a crime where the information contained on the card’s magnetic strip is reproduced via a device that scans and stores the card data. Lost or stolen cards might also end up in the wrong hands, and dishonest […]
Blue Collar And White Collar Crime: What’s The Difference?
December 8, 2015 by ·
The terms “white collar” and “blue collar” are used to refer to groups of people based on their socioeconomic classes and the nature of their jobs. These terms are also used to describe different types of crime. In today’s blog, we’ll take look at the difference between your average blue collar crime and a white […]
The Many Forms Of Employment Tax Evasion
December 6, 2015 by ·
Employment tax evasion (also called payroll tax evasion or employment tax fraud) is committed by an employer who keeps employee tax withholdings rather than paying them to the IRS. Employers are required by law to withhold certain taxes, such as the Social Security and Medicare taxes, from their employees’ paychecks, but some employers fail to […]
Why You Should Disclose Offshore Accounts To The IRS
December 3, 2015 by ·
In the past, United States taxpayers with offshore accounts and foreign assets have been caught using these accounts to hide income from the IRS in order to avoid paying taxes on the funds. This practice is considered tax fraud, and the IRS is constantly identifying those individuals with undisclosed foreign financial accounts and assets in […]
3 Good Reasons to Pay Your Taxes
November 30, 2015 by ·
Unless you are a rare type of person, you probably don’t enjoy paying your taxes. They can be intimidating and confusing, and there’s nothing pleasant about watching your money disappear into the abyss of government spending. All of that being said, you really should pay your taxes for a number of reasons. Let’s take a […]
A Bribery and Public Corruption Glossary Part 2
November 27, 2015 by ·
Public corruption law keeps public officials and those who try to buy influence and undue advantages from them accountable for their illegal actions. This area of the law includes a long list of possible charges, and each charge is very similar to the others except for a few specific distinctions. A bribe, for example, is […]
A Bribery and Public Corruption Glossary Part 1
November 26, 2015 by ·
Public corruption law holds those people who try to buy influence and undue advantages from public officials and those officials who let it happen accountable for their illegal actions. It is a complex area of the law that includes a number of offenses, all of which differ from the rest based on very specific distinctions. […]
The Many Faces of Bank Fraud
November 22, 2015 by ·
Most of us hear words like “theft” and “fraud” in our everyday lives, but we’re unfamiliar with what those things really mean when it comes to criminal charges. Bank fraud, for example, can take a number of forms and can be perpetrated by persons in a variety of positions. There are two parts to the […]
A Brief Guide to Tax Fraud Charges
November 18, 2015 by ·
Tax law can be intimidating to deal with. Unless you are an accountant, a tax fraud lawyer, or someone else who deals with the fine points of tax law on a regular basis, it can be difficult to understand just what you might be doing wrong. There are many tax fraud charges that can be […]
