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Illegal Tax Evasion Schemes
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Tax shelters recommended by some major accounting and law firms have been declared illegal.  Now, investors are being penalized for following the advice.

The IRS has identified the taxpayers who participated in abusive tax shelter transactions on the advice of several law firms and major accounting firms and is now taking measures to collect back taxes and is leveling fines.

The back taxes, interest and penalties as high as 40% that investors may owe could easily exceed any tax savings generated by these abusive tax shelters.

Some of the abusive or illegal tax shelters:

  • Son of Boss
  • COBRA
  • PICO
  • FLIP
  • OPIS

Major accounting firms include:

  • Ernst and Young
  • KPMG
  • PriceWaterhouseCooper
  • BDO Seidman

According to court papers, some of these accounting firms would charge their clients $1 million just to learn about these shelters.  The shelters were promised to legally eliminate or reduce taxes.

The IRS has been cracking down on tax evasion schemes and has collected that names of the individual investors that participated in these shelters at the advice of the above mentioned accounting firms.
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If you participated in a tax savings plan like those listed on your screen and are now faced with IRS audits, interest and penalty payments, you may be the victim of a tax evasion scheme and may be able to recover from the companies that sold, marketed or facilitated the tax savings scheme. Contact us for a free evaluation of your case.

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