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Defending IRS Cash-Based Audits – Guilty Until Proven Innocent: Computing Income

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Engaging a forensic accountant in advance of the audit to assess if all income has been reported and, if not, the level of unreported income can provide a path to address the auditor’s findings before they reach undesirable conclusions. The motivations to divert cash are as varied as there are businesses.

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Fourteen People Who Inspired Future Tax Criminals in 2022

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Burnell, instead, spent the money on gambling and luxury items, including private jet trips, designer merchandise and luxury cars. Burnell did not report any of the money he received from victims in 2011 or 2012 on his income tax returns. As part of his sentence, the court also entered an order of forfeiture of nearly 2.82

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