| By definition, tax evasion is the willful act of | | | | forms. It normally involves individuals and |
| avoiding payment of due taxes or the avoidance | | | | businesses that either did not file tax forms |
| of the assessment itself. This should not be | | | | altogether, or they misrepresented the amount |
| confused with tax avoidance, which entails using | | | | owed to the IRS. While the majority of tax |
| the current tax laws to reduce the amount of | | | | evasion cases come from businesses and |
| taxes that is payable. Tax avoidance is legal, but | | | | corporations, innocent employees can be swept |
| tax evasion is not. With the help of a good tax | | | | up with the company as a whole and have |
| evasion attorney or tax fraud attorney, you can | | | | enormous fines levied against them or face prison |
| avoid the landmines that might send you into | | | | time. In cases like these, it is essential that they |
| federal court with charges filed against you by the | | | | hire a good tax evasion attorney or a tax fraud |
| IRS. | | | | attorney to represent their interests against the |
| According to the IRS, tax evasion takes many | | | | IRS. |