| An IRS attorney either works for an individual | | | | not a joke. The Investigators are known as |
| who has been sued by the IRS (Internal Revenue | | | | "Special Agents." They carry golden badges and |
| Service) or works on behalf of IRS. The IRS is a | | | | guns also and act as detectives trained by both |
| government organization within the US. They | | | | the FBI and the IRS |
| have the responsibility of charging and collecting | | | | Criminal Activities: |
| income tax from every individual who is earning | | | | Activities the IRS decides as breaking the IRS |
| within the United States. In the United States, if | | | | laws comprise, but are not limited to: |
| you fail to pay taxes, that will be a crime. Tax | | | | Transferring assets or income |
| evasion or Tax fraud can result in fiscal penalties. | | | | Claiming false deductions |
| In some cases, avoiding taxes can result in a jail | | | | Hiding assets or income |
| term also. | | | | Claiming individual expenses as business or trade |
| When a person involves in IRS fraud or any | | | | expenses |
| criminal activities with income taxes, the IRS will | | | | Keeping two sets of books |
| use an IRS Fraud Attorney to bring the individual | | | | Making false entries in records and books |
| to the court or for prosecution. In such case, the | | | | Deliberately omitting income |
| IRS attorney is obliged to represent the Internal | | | | Deliberately underreporting income |
| Revenue Service, to prove IRS fraud, and to | | | | The Tax/IRS Fraud Program categorizes IRS |
| prove other tax evasion, for instance intention to | | | | fraud crimes into two basic category, legal source |
| hide income. The IRS might hire outside | | | | IRS crimes and illegal source fiscal crimes. Legal |
| recommend to act against those who are at fault | | | | source tax/IRS crimes involve a person who is |
| of tax/IRS fraud. | | | | earning wages legally but choose to avoid taxes |
| Criminal Investigation: | | | | by infringement of IRS laws. And conversely the |
| The IRS conducts an investigation with a stern | | | | 2nd program is illegal source fiscal crimes that |
| process that efforts to maintain justice and offer | | | | focus on money earned by illegal sources of |
| veracity to the U.S. tax system. According to | | | | income, such as gambling. |
| IRS, every citizen in the United States is | | | | Anyway as a citizen of the United States you |
| responsible to file their own tax return. But, there | | | | have the option to report suspected IRS fraud |
| are many that intentionally and deliberately violate | | | | activity. If you suspect somebody or know of an |
| their legal duty of voluntary observance by failing | | | | individual who is not obeying the tax laws, you |
| to pay the correct amount of earnings, | | | | can report this activity by filling up a Form |
| employment, or expunge taxes. And the IRS | | | | 3949-A that you will get it online. After it is done |
| knows that people are cheating. Actually, they | | | | you can take a printout and mail it to this address: |
| guess that people who get tips underreport them | | | | Internal Revenue Service |
| by an average of 84%. The enticement is there. | | | | Fresno, CA 93888 |
| It's harder to make an income than ever before. | | | | You are not required to mention any of your |
| So the IRS is making it tougher to escape. | | | | details; but it will be helpful to do so. They will |
| The IRS's CID (Criminal Investigation Division) is | | | | keep your identity confidential. |