The article is either slightly disingenuous or just structured less than ideally: "It’s perfectly legal, but is it right?" but then shortly after..."A post offi

The article is either slightly disingenuous or just structured less than ideally: "It’s perfectly legal, but is it right?" but then shortly after..."A post office box or a studio apartment somewhere on the east coast? They’ve seen it before. Claiming that your significant other and kids live in California — but you don’t? Good luck with that." That's not legal tax avoidance. That's downright tax evasion and is a crime. If you are making false claims on your tax returns that's flatly illegal. Full stop. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200. Some of these claims made aren't very debatable or up to much interpretation. Saying you live somewhere but you don't is lying and when done on official documents that's illegal and a form of fraud - in this case evasion. You can't claim to live on the East coast but then somehow work in Silicon Valley everyday and your family lives in CA.