Course Description
When the Internal Revenue Service believes you have committed a tax crime, they may launch a criminal investigation against you. Typically, the IRS Special Agents will be tasked with investigating your background, finances, and tax history to assess the damage. In recent years, with the service making foreign accounts compliance a key enforcement priority, taxpayers who have not properly disclosed offshore accounts, assets, investments, and income are at high risk. What would happen once the case is assigned to IRS Criminal Investigation Division? How does the division determine who should be prosecuted? The presenter will provide a bird’s eye view of the overall process.
This online CPE Tax Webinar covers the following key topics:
- How an IRS Criminal Investigation originated.
- Do you file an Amended Return during a Criminal Investigation of a Taxpayer?
- How a Normal Civil Audit Becomes a Criminal Referral to the Criminal Investigation Division.
- What is the IRS Criminal Investigation Division looking for to pursue a Case?
- The Difference between Intent and a Mistake
- A review of the IRM Part 9 that covers IRS Criminal Investigations.
- What Techniques IRS Special Agents use to Interview “Targets” of their Investigations, Surprise Home Visits, etc.
- Investigative Techniques to support their Criminal Referral to Dept of Justice, i.e. Direct and Indirect Methods of Proof.
- Common defenses against IRS Accusations of Criminal Tax Fraud.
- The difference between the Civil and Criminal Tax Computations.
- Client's Rights to Conferences with the Government before Indictment.
- The Role of the IRS Experts in Trial
- The Role of the Defense Expert at Trial and the preparation for Effective Testimony
- Computation of Tax Loss
- The difference between Restitution, Fines, and Civil Tax Due
- Settling the Civil Tax Due After the Trial, regardless of Guilt or Innocence.
- The Application of Penalties, specifically Fraud, Negligence, and Substantial Understatement Penalties.
- Statute of Limitations on IRS Fraud Cases
- Review of Real-Life Fraud Cases and the mistakes made on both the Government and the Defense Side.
- Current Trends in IRS Criminal Investigation
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Learning Objectives
- To explore the Internal guidelines of the IRS Criminal Investigation Division.
- To recognize how the criminal investigation begins for the division until it reaches an indictment or declination to prosecute.
- To identify methods used by IRS Criminal Investigators to determine if there was a Criminal Tax Fraud - covers Interview techniques, Method of proof of fraud, Tax-loss computation for criminal purposes, and Civil tax due and owing.
- To recall Taxpayer Rights during the investigation.
- To explore how an accountant can be a fact witness or a witness for the client.
Recommended For
This Online CPE webinar is recommended for CPAs, Enrolled Agents, Tax professionals, and others who want to know about IRS criminal investigation process and related matters.
Who Should Attend?
- Accountant
- California Registered Tax Professional
- CPA (Industry)
- CPA - Mid Size Firm
- CPA - Small Firm
- Maryland Tax Preparers
- Oregon Tax Preparers
- Tax Accountant (Industry)
- Tax Attorney
- Tax Director (Industry)
- Tax Firm
- Tax Managers
- Tax Practitioners
- Tax Preparer
- Tax Professionals
- Tax Pros
- Young CPA
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