Taxable Talk

As I get ready to teach a course in ethics, I have plenty of practical examples of things not to do. Today I look at the idea of preparing one set of tax returns for clients but using a second set of returns when submitting the returns to the IRS. Of course, those second returns had higher refund amounts with the difference being pocketed by the preparers. After all, what’s a little tax fraud?

Well, it’s a crime, and Ahmed Grant and his wife Lillian Madyun will likely get to sample ClubFed. Ms. Madyun also has the dubious distinction of being a former IRS employee. The two pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud against the United States last week. The two had pocketed at least $160,000 from their scheme (which they did in the Memphis area) but they face up to ten years each at ClubFed and fines of up to $250,000 each.

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