fraud

I spent Sun evening reviewing Tax Court cases from the past few weeks. I was struck by a couple of cases and recent developments. Why does one person escape fraud charges and another goes to jail?

Here are a couple of cases I was looking at. Let’s start with the most famous - Wesley Snipes.

It seems that every time a government agency tries to make information more accessible, a scam playing off that new accessibility surfaces. The IRS is now warning that it’s “Where’s My Refund?” web tool has been co-opted into an Internet email scam.