U.S. v. MAGA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. DOMINIC JOSEPH MAGA, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. No. 10-4008. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Filed April 4, 2012. Before: COOK, WHITE, and DONALD, Circuit Judges Defendant-appellant Dominic Joseph Maga appeals a jury verdict finding him guilty of failing to file income tax returns. He contends that the…
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IRS Launching Second Wave of Investigations of Banks and Intermediaries
The Internal Revenue Service is launching a second wave of investigations on banks, bankers, intermediaries, and taxpayers as it continues to mine information it receives on offshore assets through its voluntary disclosure program, IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman said April 5. “We have fundamentally changed the risk calculus of taxpayers who are thinking about hiding their…
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Shulman Leaving IRS at End of Term in September.
Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Douglas Shulman said April 5 that he will leave his post as the agency's top official when his five-year term of office ends in September 2012. In a speech at the National Press Club, Shulman said IRS has made major progress on priorities such as creating new capabilities and efficiencies through…
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IRS Preparing for the Future – Remarks From the Commissioner of Internal Revenue Douglas H. Shulman
IR-2012-42, April 5, 2012 WASHINGTON ― As IRS Commissioner, I am the head of a 100,000 employee financial services institution that processes over $2.5 trillion annually for over 200 million individuals, businesses, and non-profits. So today, I wanted to share with you some of the results of four years of relentless focus on a handful…
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