Not saying it doesn't happen, but at least here in the good 'ole USA, it's actually fairly difficult to cheat when you are in 1040EZ territory, at least not wit

Not saying it doesn't happen, but at least here in the good 'ole USA, it's actually fairly difficult to cheat when you are in 1040EZ territory, at least not without being really, really obvious. On the other hand, once you start getting on the high end of things, you have multiple sources of income, some real-estate, stocks, etc... you have to hire an expert, and even then, it's something of an iffy thing; Even if you are trying to be honest, an audit is to be feared. The tax law is so complex that they usually find errors no matter how hard you try to get it right. So yeah, I think it's fair to to say that tax evasion is a rich man's crime.