IRS Tax Help From Veteran Tax Fraud Attorneys

Criminal Tax Fraud

Criminal tax fraud or tax evasion is illegal and you may be subject to a criminal tax investigation. John Spurgeon & Associates, Inc. offers expert IRS tax help by experienced tax fraud attorneys.

If you are being investigated by the Criminal Investigations Division of the IRS we strongly counsel you not to discuss this with the investigator without legal advice.

An IRS criminal investigation could be triggered by:

  • Failure to file a tax return
  • Not reporting all your income
  • Knowingly claiming excessive deductions

If you are found guilty you could face indictment, trial and incarceration. As experienced tax fraud attorneys we believe that sound legal advice can be the difference between spending jail time in a federal penitentiary or being exonerated.

A criminal tax case begins with an investigation by the IRS Criminal Investigation Division (CID). These federal agents are skilled in law enforcement procedures. They will want to interview you, your family, your associates and of course, they will do an extensive audit of your financial records all for the purpose of finding unaccounted for assets or other signs of fraud. We provide legal and accounting support to deal with all aspects of the CID process.

If the agent believes you have committed tax fraud he will recommend prosecution. However before a final decision is made there are two levels of review:

  • Federal prosecutors at the US Department of Justice Tax Division in Washington will review the case to determine whether or not to prosecute
  • If the case is approved in Washington for prosecution, it then is sent to the US Attorney’s office for indictment and prosecution

Our goal in representing a taxpayer accused of criminal tax fraud is to convince the government that there was no intent to engage in criminal activity. Along each step of the way there are opportunities to settle the case. It is vital that a taxpayer accused of tax fraud get competent IRS tax help from experienced tax fraud attorneys.

Please contact us today at 626-440-9518 for a complementary confidential consultation.