Even Stars are at risk for tax evasion
Last week, lawyers for actor Wesley Snipes were in federal court in Ocala defending him on charges of tax evasion. The lawyers have argued that Snipes did not receive a fair trial due to jurors who had made up their minds about his guilt prior to deliberating on the verdict in his 2008 tax evasion case. Snipes had originally been charged with failing pay his taxes from 1998 through 2000 on earnings of approximately $38 million. Since the trial, Snipes has been free on bond.As a general rule, taxpayers cannot go to prison for failing to pay their taxes, unless the IRS finds that they committed tax evasion in the preparation of the income taxes. It is usually only when a taxpayer fails to file their income taxes that they can go to prison for failure to file. Don’t wait until the IRS is knocking on your door!
If you have questions about a tax related issue, please call tax attorney Mary E. King to discuss your situation at (941) 906-7585.
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posted by Mary E. King on Tue., Sep 27th, 2011 in Florida IRS Tax Attorney Florida Tax Attorney Tax Evasion Tax Law Tax Problems |
