Criminal Tax Files
From billionaires to paupers, every economic class has their share of tax cheats. Al Capone was the first widely known criminal imprisoned for tax evasion. Since then, the tax law has been used to prosecute various white collar crimes. This podcast is for those who are interested when taxes and crimes intersect. We talk about tax crimes and look at the stories of those who committed them, those who defend them, and those who prove the cases.
Podcasting since 2022 • 7 episodes
Criminal Tax Files
Latest Episodes
007 - What is a Special Agent's Report? - Robert Nordlander
The Special Agent's Report (aka pros report) is a compilation of all the information that the government believes is relevant for a criminal tax prosecution. It should be in the discovery file. The PDF file is easy to navigate, but ...
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Episode 7
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006 - Civil Tax vs Criminal Tax (Why an Expert is Needed) - Robert Nordlander
Large differences exist between a civil tax investigation and a criminal tax investigation. Knowing these differences is important in defending taxpayers in a criminal tax investigation. Just because someone worked for the IRS doesn...
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Episode 6
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28:41
005 - Badges of Fraud to Cause a Fraud Referral - Robert Nordlander
Badges of fraud are taxpayer behaviors that the civil side of IRS is trained to look for during their assessment and collection activities. In this episode, I review common examples of the badges of fraud the lead to a fraud referral for ...
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Episode 5
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004 - What is a 5 Way Conference? - Robert Nordlander
When the civil side of IRS believes that a tax crime has been committed, they create a report and refer the allegations to IRS-Criminal Investigation for evaluation. Within 10 days of receiving this file, IRS-CI meets with the civil side....
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Episode 4
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003 - Does an Administrative or Grand Jury Investigation Make a Difference? - Robert Nordlander
IRS-Criminal Investigation has the authority to investigate tax crimes either administratively or grand jury. Both have strengths and weaknesses for the prosecution and for the defense. In this episode, I discuss both types of inves...
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Episode 3
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