This is great advice, especially as the conviction rate (and prison rate) for tax offenses is pretty high: https://www.irs.gov/compliance/criminal-investigation

This is great advice, especially as the conviction rate (and prison rate) for tax offenses is pretty high: https://www.irs.gov/compliance/criminal-investigation/current-fiscal-year-statistics https://www.irs.gov/compliance/criminal-investigation/curren... Although note that if you ever can try to fight the IRS in another court (e.g., bankruptcy); it's the only time you'll have a fighting chance. But you really do have to be in the right -- if you're just avoiding taxes and they decide to prosecute, prison is not unlikely.