Montgomery County, PA Tax Fraud Lawyer
Tax evasion is the intentional and illegal avoidance of paying mandatory taxes to the government. Ignorance or incorrect interpretation of tax laws is not a crime; the government must prove deliberate intent to avoid paying taxes.
Philadelphia lawyer William Spade defends clients against state and federal tax evasion and fraud charges. He handles highly complex tax cases, consulting with financial specialists, investigators and forensic accountants to identify weaknesses in the prosecution's case. When combined with his considerable research skills, investigative reports from experts such as these allow him to build a strong defense for clients charged with tax evasion and fraud.
Not all tax evasion defense cases involve wealthy individuals who are accused of evading taxes, although Spade has represented clients in this category. Other tax evasion cases arise from the establishment of trusts allegedly designed to obscure ownership of financial resources. Still others involve charges of illegal business practices that hide revenue and profits. Spade handles tax cases such as these and others.
Attorney William Spade defends clients who have been charged in state or federal courts with:
- Failing to file a return or making false declarations on a return
- Manufacturing a false second address to avoid paying state income taxes
- Writing off personal expenditures as businesses expenditures
- Creating an abusive trust scheme that transfers money on paper, while actually leaving the funds in the control of the original owner, negating taxes on the trust owner's income
- Filing false payroll tax returns or paying employees in cash and failing to report the payments
- Failing to report collected sales tax and failing to report cash sales
- Selling illegally acquired consumer products, such as cigarettes or gasoline, without paying state and federal taxes on such items
Contact a Philadelphia lawyer for tax evasion and fraud. Call attorney William Spade at 866-570-4171, toll free.
