Joe Kristan has the story of two CPAs who told clients that there is a wonderful Tax Fairy, that mythical creature who turns income into deductions or credits through alchemy and magic. Unfortunately, the Tax Fairy doesn’t exist, and clients who used these CPAs had total tax adjustments (audit changes) of over $3.5 million. This particular scheme revolved around Section 419 (“Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association” plans). The Tax Fairy worked…until the IRS audited the results.
As usual, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
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