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This is false, they specifically make examples of folks (especially so with businesses) that attempt to defraud the IRS. http://www.irs.gov/uac/Examples-of-Empl

• niggler 14y ago
  Did you read the examples? In many of these cases, tax fraud isn't the primary factor: "On September 18, 2012, in Cincinnati, Ohio, Larry Lough, of West Chester, Ohio, was sentenced to 24 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $757,751 in restitution to defrauded investors and $145,175 in restitution to the IRS. Lough pleaded guilty on February 15, 2012, to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, conspiracy to commit employment tax fraud and income tax evasion."
  • cperciva 14y ago
    conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud Doesn't this just mean that he submitted his fake tax return via the US Postal Service and he paid his (falsely computed) taxes electronically?
    • nitrogen 14y ago
      As we saw in the Aaron Swartz case, "wire fraud" has a very broad definition.