Archive for 'California' Category

Chino Hills

By Anna - Last updated: Tuesday, October 6, 2009

March 24, 2008
TAX PREPARER GUILTY IN SEVERAL FRAUDULENT SCHEMES, INCLUDING IDENTITY THEFT, THAT LED TO MILLIONS IN LOSSES
A Chino Hills man who operated several tax preparation businesses pleaded guilty to a series of federal charges related to a wide-ranging scheme in which he defrauded clients and the Internal Revenue Service, as well as victims who [...]

Los Angeles

By Anna - Last updated: Tuesday, October 6, 2009

U.S. COURT REJECTS TWO PROMINENT L.A. REAL ESTATE INVESTORS’ ATTEMPT TO USE TAX AVOIDANCE SCHEME
LOS ANGELES – A federal judge in Los Angeles has invalidated an abusive tax shelter scheme engaged in by prominent real estate investors James Thomas and Edward Fox, the Justice Department announced today. United States District Judge John F. Walter made [...]

Irvine

By Anna - Last updated: Tuesday, October 6, 2009

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) against an Orange County tax preparer who allegedly prepared fraudulent tax returns for clients that claimed improper deductions that illegally reduced their tax liability.
Sidney Binder, who resides in Irvine, was ordered to immediately cease preparing federal income tax returns, amended federal [...]