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What Will Trigger an IRS Audit? Your Guide to IRS Audit Triggers

Latest Facts & News Hook IRS audit rates for high-income filers ($400,000+) increased by 30% in 2025. The IRS is using advanced AI to spot unreported income and suspicious deductions. New rules require more detailed reporting…
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Can You Go to Prison for Tax Evasion? Penalties Explained

Latest Facts & News IRS prosecution rates: The IRS secures convictions in nearly 90% of criminal tax cases, with recent high-profile sentences ranging from several years to decades for large-scale fraud. Maximum penalties: Individuals…
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Payroll Tax Fraud Attorney: Expert Criminal Defense for Federal Tax Charges

Latest Facts & News  IRS Criminal Investigation Division reported 363 tax fraud cases in fiscal year 2023, with average sentences of 16 months Payroll Tax enforcement is a priority for the IRS. According to the Bi-Partisan Policy,…
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What Are the Penalties for Not Filing an FBAR?

Latest Facts & News FBAR penalties are at an all-time high: As of 2025, non-willful penalties have risen to $16,536 per violation, and Willful FBAR penalty is the greater of 50% of the account balance at the time of violation or…
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How to Get an Offer in Compromise Approved: Ultimate 2025 Guide

Latest Facts & News Hook The current acceptance rate for OICs is 36.55%, indicating that slightly over one-third of submissions are approved. New digital submission options via IRS Online Account Enhanced financial documentation…
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ALL IRS AGENTS ARE NOT CREATED EQUALLY

  BY: ANTHONY N. VERNI, ATTORNEY AT LAW, CPA FEBRUARY 23, 2025 © 2025 ALL IRS AGENTS ARE NOT CREATED EQUALLY THE IMPACT OF MENTAL ILLNESS, ALCOHOLISM AND ADDICTION The Internal Revenue Service would have you believe that every…
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Eleventh Circuit Sustains Willful FBAR Penalty, But throws the Taxpayer a Bone

By: Anthony N. Verni Attorney at Law, CPA September 5, 2024 ©2024   Eleventh Circuit Sustains Willful FBAR Penalty, But throws the Taxpayer a Bone On September 4, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in…
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EMPLOYMENT TAX AUDITS ON THE RISE SECTION 6672 PENALTY AND CRIMINAL PROSECUTION

By: Anthony N. Verni, Attorney at Law, CPA August 13, 2024 ®2024 EMPLOYMENT TAX AUDITS ON THE RISE SECTION 6672 PENALTY AND CRIMINAL PROSECUTION Employment tax audits are on the rise and so too is the exposure to those individuals …