Comments on: Non-filing a Felony Under Obama Tax Law

By: Shame and Fortunes | Tax Rascal

Shame and Fortunes | Tax Rascal — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 20:00:10 +0000

[...] amnesty, what if the naming-and-shaming gets the attention of the IRS? According to some reports, owing lots of back taxes could become a felony. If that happens, this plan would essentially give the IRS a list of targets who could be hit with [...]

By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 15 May 2009 21:31:13 +0000

Tax Rascal,

Good point.

But the government still has to prove criminal intent.

My guess is the government will still prosecute only the more egregious and high profile cases hoping the publicity will scare others into compliance.

By: TaxRascal

TaxRascal — Fri, 15 May 2009 16:47:45 +0000

That seems really extreme. Especially because it means that, once someone is vulnerable to the felony charge, they have no reason not to keep on evading taxes.