Income Tax: Fraud vs. Negligence

Income Tax: Fraud vs. Negligence

Millions of Americans make mistakes on their tax returns each year. The IRS estimates that as many as 17% of all taxpayers fail to completely comply with the tax code in one way or another. Sometime, people do this intentionally, which is tax fraud. In many cases,...
What is Tax Evasion and How Big of a Problem Is It?

What is Tax Evasion and How Big of a Problem Is It?

Most people know that tax evasion is a crime. But do you know what qualifies as tax evasion? And how it can affect you and the government? Our experts at Tax Defense Partners discuss what tax evasion is, how it affects the government, and how it can affect you. What...
Flat Tax vs. Current Tax

Flat Tax vs. Current Tax

Every election season, you’ll hear politicians laying out their plans to make changes to the tax code. One of the most common proposals is some version of a flat tax. But what is a flat tax and how is it different from the current tax? In this post, our experts at Tax...
How Do Taxes Affect the Economy? Long-Term vs. Short-Term

How Do Taxes Affect the Economy? Long-Term vs. Short-Term

Do you know how taxes affect the economy? The way taxes affect the economy is fairly complicated, so there’s actually no simple explanation for how these two complex systems intertwine. However, most economic experts agree that large changes to the tax code can change...