Tax Scams, Schemes and Hoaxes
 
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I welcome articles by qualified tax professionals regarding a wide variety of domestic and foreign tax scams, schemes and hoaxes. I also welcome articles about formerly legal methods of tax avoidance that are no longer legal due to changes in the tax laws. After the article is written, please tell us where to find it on the WWW. 
 

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Web Guide to Tax Schemes & Hoaxes

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Web Guide to Tax Scams, Schemes & Hoaxes 
by Vernon K. Jacobs, CPA  
 
Don't Get Conned Into A Phony Tax Scheme!
There are an almost endless assortment of phony schemes and scams to dodge taxes. (There are also a lot of legal ways to save taxes.) This web site provides links to reliable information about web sites and online articles that explain why various kinds of tax schemes won't survive a challenge by the IRS. I welcome suggestions for links to online articles exposing various kinds of tax scams and schemes. Send your suggestions to jacobs@offshorepress.com  and please put "Tax Scams" in the subject line. I get a huge amount of email and sometimes delete email because I don't take the time to read it carefully if the subject line seems to be spam or something that's not of any interest to me at the time. 
 
I am not against helping people
to reduce their taxes!

I've been writing articles, newsletters and books about how to do that for more than 20 years. I also provide consulting services to help investors and businesses to minimize their taxes. But I waste a lot of my time dealing with potential "clients" who are looking for confirmation about some tax scam or scheme that some promoter is trying to sell them. Because I try to help taxpayers to save taxes within the law, I really dislike those who prey on the complexity of the income tax system and the ignorance of most taxpayers by encouraging them to participate in illegal tax scams, schemes and dodges that won't withstand a challenge by the IRS in any court in the U.S.

If you are looking for LEGAL ways to reduce your income taxes, go to  http://www.offshorepress.com/vkjcpa/checklist.htm

If you want to know if some proposed tax saving plan is legal and will withstand a challenge by the IRS, visit the links below.

This free web site is NOT sponsored or supported in any way by the IRS. There are many times when I disagree with them or with their over-zealous agents. But when I do disagree, my position is based on the laws that they are required to administer. For some general background, see Who Makes the Tax Law?

This free web site is sponsored by myself, Offshore Press, Inc. and a number of other financial and tax professionals whom I know and respect. Links to the sponsor sites are to the left of this page and I encourage you to visit these web sites to get acquainted with people or companies who can help you to save taxes - legally.

Vernon K. Jacobs
http://www.offshorepress.com/vkjcpa/ 

Note:  I am posting the pages to this web site online for testing purposes. This is not what the final web site will look like. If you are viewing this web site at this stage, I would welcome suggestions for correcting any errors -- particularly any links that are no longer valid. (Vernon Jacobs)


Offshore Press --

Pure Trust & Secret Trusts - http://www.rpifs.com/taxhelp/otpuretrust.htm

Tax havens can help Americans to save taxes offshore
Secret bank accounts
Pure Trusts & Secret trusts of the wealthy
The I.B.C./foreign corporation tax dodge
Tax free foreign trusts
Using a private annuity to funnel money into a foreign corp
Travel costs paid by a foreign entity
Non resident aliens are tax free.
The Perpetual Touris Theory
Diverting profits to a Foreign corporation/IBC.
Expatriation Myths


J. Richard Duke, Esq. --

Sham Foreign Trusts - http://www.assetlaw.com/sham.htm
Use of Straw Man to Establish Foreign Trust - http://www.assetlaw.com/strawman.htm
Tax Problems of IBC Owned by Foreign Trust - http://www.assetlaw.com/ibc.htm


Quatloos (Jay R. Adkisson, Esq.) --

The Tax People - http://www.quatloos.com/groups/taxpeopl.pdf
Anti-IRS Theories - http://www.quatloos.com/taxscams/taxprot.htm
Tax Protestor Theories - http://www.quatloos.com/taxscams/taxprot2.htm
Pure Trusts & Constitutional Trusts - http://www.quatloos.com/taxscams/contrusts.htm
Diplomatic & Consular Titles - http://www.quatloos.com/scams/diptitle.htm
Hiding Money Offshore - http://www.quatloos.com/traps/hideoff.htm
Own Your Own Offshore Bank - http://www.quatloos.com/offscams/offbank.htm


The Tax Prophet (Robert L. Sommers, Esq.) --

Corporate Tax Scams - http://www.taxprophet.com/~rsoffice/hot/june99.html
Charitable Family Limited Partnerships - http://www.taxprophet.com/hot/nov99.htm
Trust and Tax Scam Bulletin Board  - http://www.taxprophet.com/hot/Trustscam.htm
Tax Protestor Movement - http://www.taxprophet.com/hot/june98.html
Trust Scams; An Update - http://www.taxprophet.com/hot/may98.html
Anatomy of a Trust Scam - http://www.taxprophet.com/hot/sept97.html
Will Trusts Avoid Taxes? - http://www.taxprophet.com/hot/apr96.html
The Tax Protestor: A Sucker Every Minute - http://www.taxprophet.com/hot/feb96.html



Other Articles and Links

Note:  Some of these links may be temporary and might not be functional at the time you try to locate the article. Please let me know if any of these links have expired or have moved to a different URL. jacobs@offshorepress.com

Tax Protestor FAQ (Daniel B. Evans, Esq.)
http://evans-legal.com/dan/tpfaq.html

Geocities - Tax Protestor Hall of Fame
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/2278/

Avoiding Tax Scams, Shams & Illegal Shelters
http://www.taxboard.com/Audit-Proofing/step4.html

Sovereign Society - Defective Trusts
http://www.sovereignsociety.com/Internet_Scam_Alert.html

Austrialian Tax Schemes -- http://www.theage.com.au/daily/990629/bus/bus10.html

AICPA Journal of Accountancy -
Not all Trusts Are Trustworthy -  http://www.findarticles.com/m6280/3_188/55911596/p1/article.jhtml

US Government Resources/Info
http://usgovinfo.about.com/newsissues/usgovinfo/library/weekly/aa021701a.htm

IRS Online - Abusive Tax Shelters
http://www.irs.gov/ind_info/abuse/index.html

Fortune Online - Unincorporated Business Organization
http://www.fsb.com/fortunesb/answers/0%2C2245%2C49%2C00.html

Milwaukee Journal Sentinal - Article about a Bankruptcy/Tax Scam
http://www.jsonline.com/bym/your/oct99/cookcol01100199a.asp

The Militia-Watchdog
http://www.militia-watchdog.org/puretrust.htm

Contractor Magazine - Five Tax Scams
http://www.contractormag.com/articles/0799/ctaxes.asp

Japan Law - International Tax Havens & Evasion
http://www.japanlaw.com/lawletter/april85/dru.htm

China - China Vows to Get Tough with Tax Evaders
http://dailynews.muzi.com/ll/english/10670.shtml

MSN Money Central - How to Attract an Audit
http://moneycentral.msn.com/articles/tax/basics/..%5Cprepare/1384.asp


Copyright, 2001, Vernon K. Jacobs, All rights reserved. Last update 3/13/2001
Phone and Fax (913) 362-9667  email  jacobs@offshorepres.com