From billionaires to paupers, every economic class has their share of tax cheats. Al Capone was the first widely known criminal imprisoned for tax evasion. Since then, the tax law has been used to prosecute various white collar crimes. This podcast is for those who are interested when taxes and crimes intersect. We talk about tax crimes and look at the stories of those who committed them, those who defend them, and those who prove the cases.
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007 - What is a Special Agent's Report? - Robert Nordlander
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The Special Agent's Report (aka pros report) is a compilation of all the information that the government believes is relevant for a criminal tax prosecution. It should be in the discovery file. The PDF file is easy to navigate, but the instructions are at the very end of the file. Although the report is around 30 pages, the full PDF file will be hu…
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006 - Civil Tax vs Criminal Tax (Why an Expert is Needed) - Robert Nordlander
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Large differences exist between a civil tax investigation and a criminal tax investigation. Knowing these differences is important in defending taxpayers in a criminal tax investigation. Just because someone worked for the IRS doesn't make them the best choice in assisting in criminal tax matters. In this episode, I explain the differences and why …
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004 - What is a 5 Way Conference? - Robert Nordlander
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When the civil side of IRS believes that a tax crime has been committed, they create a report and refer the allegations to IRS-Criminal Investigation for evaluation. Within 10 days of receiving this file, IRS-CI meets with the civil side. This is called a "5 Way Conference." In this conference, certain questions are asked to help IRS-CI evaluate th…
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005 - Badges of Fraud to Cause a Fraud Referral - Robert Nordlander
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Badges of fraud are taxpayer behaviors that the civil side of IRS is trained to look for during their assessment and collection activities. In this episode, I review common examples of the badges of fraud the lead to a fraud referral for a criminal tax investigation. www.nordlandercpa.comDe către Robert Nordlander, CPA, CFE
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003 - Does an Administrative or Grand Jury Investigation Make a Difference? - Robert Nordlander
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IRS-Criminal Investigation has the authority to investigate tax crimes either administratively or grand jury. Both have strengths and weaknesses for the prosecution and for the defense. In this episode, I discuss both types of investigations, and how to evaluate them. If you are interested in how IRS-CI evaluates its investigations, my recent book …
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002 - Review of 2022 IRS-CI Annual Report
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In this episode, I review the IRS-CI 2022 Annual Report and give some insights on the organization, including highlights of the various criminal investigations around the United States. The 2022 Annual Report features various parts of IRS-CI and its importance in the IRS mission. The report shows various statistics and trends about the types of cas…
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001 - Introduction to Criminal Tax Files
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Criminal Tax Files is about when taxes and crimes meet. The weekly podcast is hosted by Robert Nordlander, a 20 year veteran with IRS-Criminal Investigation. The goal is to bring information about criminal tax matters. From investigations to prosecutions or anything else in between this podcast is dedicated to the criminal tax industry. If you like…
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