New Jersey Man Convicted of Promoting Tax Fraud Scheme – Better call SELIG & Associates "oops used your head"

A federal jury sitting in Camden, New Jersey, convicted an Atlantic City man of conspiring to defraud the United States, filing false claims, and obstructing the internal revenue laws, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.

According to evidence presented at trial, between 2015 and 2016, Kenneth Crawford Jr., and his co-conspirators promoted and sold a “mortgage recovery” tax fraud scheme in which they obtained for their clients fraudulent refunds from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).  Crawford promoted the scheme to individuals who were facing foreclosure or behind on their mortgage payments, and represented to them that they could extinguish their outstanding mortgage debts by filing tax forms with the IRS.  As part of the scheme, Crawford and his co-conspirators caused clients to file forms that fraudulently claimed that a substantial amount of taxes had already been withheld from them. These false withholding claims caused the IRS to authorize significant refunds to which the clients were not entitled. As a result of Crawford’s scheme, more than $2.5 million in fraudulent refunds were sought from the IRS, of which the IRS paid out more than $1.3 million.  Crawford charged his clients a fee of roughly 25 percent of the refund obtained.

When the IRS discovered the fraud and attempted to recover the previously issued refunds, Crawford provided clients with false and fraudulent documents to send to the IRS, directed clients to conceal from the IRS his role in filing the false returns, and advised clients to remove funds from bank accounts in their names in order to thwart IRS collection efforts.

U.S. District Judge Robert B. Kugler scheduled sentencing for March 20, 2020. As a result of his conviction, Crawford faces a statutory maximum sentence of five years in prison for the conspiracy charge, five years in prison for each false claim count, and three years in prison for obstructing the internal revenue laws.  He also faces a period of supervised release, restitution, and monetary penalties. 

Crawford is currently detained pending sentencing as a result of his conviction, and for previously violating his conditions of pretrial release.

Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Goldberg commended special agents of IRS-Criminal Investigation, who conducted the investigation, and Tax Division Trial Attorney Sean Green and Assistant Chief John Kane, who are prosecuting the case.  He also thanked the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey for its assistance and support during the investigation and prosecution of this case.

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Owner of Long Island Painting Company Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion

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Evaded Over $1 Million in Income and Employment Taxes A Long Island, New York, business owner was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison today for tax evasion, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court, Warren J. Krotz, 62, of Huntington, New York, owned and operated W. Krotz Enterprises Inc. (WKEI), a professional painting business that provided services throughout Long Island. From 2010 through 2016, Krotz evaded both his individual income and employment tax liabilities. During this time, Krotz cashed approximately $6 million in checks at several check-cashing facilities. These checks were gross receipts of WKEI, but Krotz did not report the amounts on WKEI’s corporate income tax returns. Krotz also paid approximately $2 million in cash wages to employees, and did not withhold and pay over to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) approximately $300,000 in employment taxes that were due.Additionally, Krotz admitted to receiving approximately $3 million in income that he did not report on his personal tax returns. In total, Krotz admitted to causing a tax loss to the IRS of approximately one million dollars.In addition to the prison term, U.S. District Judge Denis R. Hurley sentenced Krotz to serve three years of supervised release and to pay restitution of $1,031,633 to the IRS.Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Zuckerman commended special agents of IRS-Criminal Investigation, who investigated the case, and Trial Attorneys Jessica Moran and Kathryn Sparks of the Tax Division, who are prosecuting this case.

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NY Restaurateur Pleads Guilty “Sales Taxes” he should have hired Selig & Associates. New York’s Undisputed Champions! Specializing in Unpaid Payroll & Sales Taxes & Workers Comp Audits

The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance today announced that the owner of a popular Bar & Grill pleaded guilty to attempted grand larceny and will pay more than $40,000 in restitution. The restaurant owner admitted to pocketing $40,661 in sales tax collected from customers. In addition to paying restitution ($40,661) the restaurant owner will be sentenced in December and faces up to a year in prison. 

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“Those who disregard their obligation to remit the sales tax they collect violate the trust of their customers, deprive the communities where they operate of revenue needed for vital services, and put similar businesses at a competitive disadvantage,” said New York State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance Michael Schmidt. “We will continue to work with all our law enforcement partners on these cases and thank the District Attorney for their work on this case.”

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Attorney Sentenced for Tax Evasion

A tax-cheating attorney was discovered, disgraced and disbarred. Then in a separate action, the same avaricious advocate was tried, convicted and sentenced to 20 months in prison and ordered to pay the IRS $317,000 + in restitution. The shady solicitor attempted to evade federal income taxes for five consecutive years. The bad-luck barrister tried to conceal his shenanigans by making false statements to IRS Agents with the intent to evade and defeat the actions of the IRS (holy-cow!) Are you in trouble with the IRS or State? Don’t be a DUMMKOPH! Call (212) 974-3435 today

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Married Couple Sentenced and Sent to Slammer (Failure to Pay Income Tax is Serious)

A not-so-happy husband and wife were sentenced to 36 and 12 months respectively for violating federal tax laws (not paying income taxes). The lamentable lovebirds were also ordered to pay restitution in the amounts of $1,969,463 and $1,937,267 respectively, which represents unpaid IRS taxes and every penalty the IRS could apply. After that, criminal fines of $250,000 and $100,000 were imposed on the disillusioned duo respectively. And after they were beaten down, broken and bankrupted, both battered defendants wearily agreed to the imposition of a fraud assessment (an additional $3 million dollars). The crestfallen couple has already paid more than $4 million in back taxes and interest (and that still isn’t enough for the IRS). 

If you are "playing fast and loose with the rules" call David Selig directly. Selig will get you into legal compliance and do everything possible to help you solve your tax problem.

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Another Man Sentenced for Tax Evasion –

A shifty-eyed character with slicked back hair and a crooked grin was sentenced to 21 months in the slammer; ordered to pay the IRS a whopping $509,455 in restitution, and ordered to file corrected tax returns for tax years 2007 through 2011. And that isn’t all - the would be wise guy who wore designer clothing, enjoyed fine food, and frequented the hottest nightspots, evaded federal income taxes from 2007 through 2011. Falsifying expenses was his game, and as such, the bad news bear prepared and filed his own tax returns, created bogus business expenditures and deducted them from his Schedule C income. The truculent tax evader even had the temerity to provide the IRS with a false lease agreement and phony invoices.

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Do NYS Tax Enforcement Agents Play Fast and Loose with the Rules? "SOME DO" says David Selig of Selig & Associates

Two weeks ago the State levied a business-owner’s bank account because he owed about $17,000 in unpaid sales taxes. The next day the business-owner came to our office and hired us to negotiate an affordable re-payment plan between him and the State.  

Two days later I entered the business-owner into an excellent installment agreement, and as a matter of procedure, provided the Agent [who had issued the bank levy] with the exact amount of money that that was in the bank account, so that these funds could be applied to the taxpayer’s debt. 

So far so good . . . Not so fast Skippy

That’s when things went south. The Agent said the the business-owner would have to call her himself and that she and the business-owner needed to have a “conference-call” with the bank. I refused and explained to the Agent that an Accountant and Attorney represent the business-owner and that under no circumstances would our client call her. 

The Agent was adamant and demanded that I give her the business-owner’s telephone number so that she could speak with him directly. Again, I refused and explained to her that an Accountant and Attorney represent the business-owner and that she was not to contact him directly. Whereupon the Agent said “the installment agreement is only pending” that it hadn’t been approved yet, and  some other not so thinly veiled threats. 

I had heard enough and asked to speak with her supervisor. The Agent refused and said the supervisor would agree with her. I said “maybe so” but that I still want to speak with her. The Agent said, “she’s not available”; that her supervisor was very busy, and that she would send her supervisor an email asking her to call me.  That's when I asked the Agent for her supervisor’s name and telephone number. The Agent angrily refused to provide me with either and said, “She’ll call you” then abruptly hung up.  

Well, it’s been over a week and still no call - which begs the question, is this just a poorly trained Agent? Or alternatively, does the State in its zeal to collect and cajole taxpayer’s into compliance, condone and encourage this sort low level nonsense. 

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The Truth About Unpaid Payroll Taxes. Selig & Associates can help

When it comes to unpaid payroll taxes and unfilled payroll returns, the IRS utilizes a scorched earth strategy of Enforced Collections. Enforced Collections happens when a Company doesn't pay its taxes, and an IRS Revenue Officer takes the Company's assets. Typically a Revenue Officer will levy the company’s bank accounts and if that isn’t enough, the Company’s Account Receivables; Equipment; Automobiles, etc. Enforced collections are extremely disruptive and entirely unpleasant. Additionally, the IRS has the authority and ability to close a business down for non-payment of payroll taxes. And if the business is already closed, or files for “bankruptcy protection” the IRS simply looks to the owner, as a personal guarantor. This includes penalties, interest, taxes and trust funds. In the case of a corporation or partnership, the IRS also looks to the person who was responsible for paying the company’s bills. In fact, the IRS will assess a 100% penalty against anyone who they feel or even suspect is responsible. Accordingly, if your business has fallen behind, you need an experienced advocate to stand up and protect your rights. With Selig & Associates by your side, you’ll be represented by an experienced federal tax practitioner and attorney every step of the way. Call us today for a free face to face consultation. (212) 974-3435 or visit us online @ truetaxhelp.com

"Brooklyn Business Owner Pleads Guilty in Employment Tax Scheme" (is this YOUR wakeup call?) Call the Effective Tax Advocates at Selig & Associates

A Brooklyn, New York, business owner pleaded guilty on July 26^th 2019 in the Eastern District of New York to failing to pay over employment taxes to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.  

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