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Jesus Zach Abikarram EA February 2024 Volume 106 Number 106 Freedom Tax Resolution Times Read About Taxpayers with IRS Problems Find Out How to Solve Them Police Officers Cop Out of Paying Taxes and Get Jail Time INSIDE THIS ISSUE Police Officers Cop Out of Paying Taxes and Get Jail Time Page 1 Vitamin Business Owner to Supplement IRS with Money for Unpaid Taxes Page 1 Financial Advisor Creates Ponzi Scheme to Fund Lifestyle Page 2 Doctor doctors Tax Returns and Insurance Claims Heads to Prison Page 2 Thank You Page 2 Restaurant Owners Feed Their Greed with Tax and COVID Funds Page 3 Corrupt Tax Preparer Gambled on Cheating IRS and Lost Page 3 Client of the Month Page 3 Did You Know Page 4 Trivia Contest Page 4 IRS Question Answered Page 4 Two former New York police officers Alan Laird and Steven Rosenbaum were sentenced to prison for failing to report millions of dollars in income from a private security business they owned The two men owned Swoop1 which provided security personnel to high schools colleges businesses and performing arts venues in the Rochester area From 2016 to 2021 Laird and Rosenbaum did not report gross receipts totaling 5 598 354 Instead of depositing checks paid to the company in the business bank accounts they cashed them at local check cashing facilities They used a portion of the money 2 675 467 to pay their employees in cash which resulted in a failure to pay 204 673 in payroll taxes Laird and Rosenbaum split the remaining cash approximately 1 3 million dollars each and did not report any of the money on their personal tax returns During this time Laird was the chief of the Irondequoit NY police department and Rosenbaum was a former officer with the department Both Laird and Rosenbaum were sentenced to six months in prison and six months of home confinement Laird was ordered to pay 632 722 in restitution to the IRS and Rosenbaum was ordered to pay 559 898 Vitamin Business Owner to Supplement IRS With Money for Unpaid Taxes Question Why did the IRS audit the chiropractor Answer Because he owed back taxes Francis Dulac pleaded guilty to tax evasion and faces up to five years in prison for underreporting his income between 2016 and 2022 Dulac owned a nutrition and supplements business that grossed between 275 000 and 366 000 annually On his tax returns Dulac reported an annual income between 12 000 and 20 000 He also earned more than 10 000 from the sale of illegal steroids He avoided paying a half a million dollars in income taxes over seven years Dulac used cash in his business and purchased expensive sports cars including Mercedes Lamborghini and Ferraris worth hundreds of thousands of dollars that he financed claiming an income of 125 000 and 480 000 Read about IRS cases I ve solved on my website www freedomtaxresolution com

Freedom Tax Resolution Times Financial Advisor Creates Ponzi Scheme to Fund Lifestyle Richard Kessler a selfemployed investment broker and financial advisor was sentenced to 24 months in prison for fraud and 12 months for tax evasion Kessler earned commissions from managing retirement plans for small businesses After making presentations to employees of the businesses he worked with he used private conversations with the employees to convince them to pull their funds out of their company plans and invest them with him Several employees gave Kessler more than 161 000 to invest Kessler deposited the funds into his business savings account and then made transfers to his personal bank accounts for personal expenses He also used a portion of the funds to make payments to earlier investors Kessler filed no returns from 2014 to 2017 despite earning 446 925 in legitimate and illegitimate income He was ordered to pay 82 627 in restitution to the IRS and 97 481 34 to his victims At the time of sentencing he had already paid 82 500 to the victims Doctor doctors Tax Returns and Insurance Claims Heads to Prison A Virginia doctor pleaded guilty to insurance fraud obstructing the IRS underreporting his income and filing false tax returns Dr Jasser Thiara owned an OB GYN medical practice and a pain management clinic and reduced his taxable income between 2017 and 2020 by claiming bogus tax deductions from the medical practice and by failing to report hundreds of thousands of dollars in gross receipts from the pain clinic From 2014 to 2016 Thiara also worked with a pharmacist who submitted millions of dollars worth of insurance claims for bogus prescriptions In return for the patient referrals Thiara received approximately 2 2 million dollars from the pharmacist that he failed to report on his tax returns Thiara established a third business NTMT that he used to receive payments for medical services billed out of network primarily from two insurance companies he was an in network provider for On tax returns Thiara reported that NTMT had minimal to no income when it had received millions from insurance companies Thiara used some of these funds to purchase a 3 4 million dollar house a 340 000 Ferrari and hundreds of thousands on credit cards and luxury items Thiara has agreed to pay the IRS 3 172 001in taxes and 2 214 830 to insurance companies He faces a lengthy prison sentence I Love Referrals Thank you Lizbeth The best part of being in the Tax Resolution business is seeing the happiness and joy on my client s faces when they have settled withThtahneksIRtoSYaOnUd othnecweoardgaisinsphreaavdeingc oTnhtraonlksovtoemr tyhcelirenlitvseasn d friends Rwefheorrgaralsciforuosmly rheafeprpreydcmlieentotsthaeirrefrpieanrdtso fcltiheentskaenydtroelmatiyvessulcacstemsson th SoI ethnjaonykbuyiolduinagllmfoyrbyuosiufnrreosrmsebfpeaesroerpadlleosn jutshtelipkoesyitoivue comments and referrals I just couldn t do it without you Read about IRS cases I ve solved on my website www freedomtaxresolution com

Page 3 Restaurant Owners Feed Their Greed with Tax and COVID Relief Funds Restaurant owners Gholam and KarTenaxKRoweskoalbuitiwoenreTismenetsenced to 57 months in prison and 24 months probation respectively for tax evasion Gholam Kowkabi was also charged with stealing more than 700 000 in relief funds during the COVID 19 pandemic The Kowkabis owned three restaurants in the Washington DC area and concealed assets and large sums of income by purchasing property in the name of a nominee and making false entries into the business books to hide personal purchases From 1998 to 2018 they amassed an unpaid tax balance of 1 351 038 51 including federal income and employment taxes and trust fund recovery penalties Gholam Kowkabi also received 1 6 million dollars in COVID relief funds from two PPP loans and one EIDL grant Instead of using the funds for the allowed business expenses he purchased a beachfront condo for more than 500 000 invested more than 250 000 for the construction of homes in a joint business venture and 78 500 to open another restaurant He used 11 000 to pay his home mortgage 14 000 on vacations more than 62 000 on personal legal expenses more than 20 000 on home improvements and more than 5 500 on college tuition payments for his children In addition to the prison and probation sentences the couple has been ordered to pay 1 135 038 51 in restitution to the IRS Gholam was also ordered to pay 738 657 18 to the small business administration and to forfeit the oceanfront condo and the interest in the business ventures Are You My Next Client of the Month Sharing Your Success Story Every month I choose a very special client of the month It s my way of acknowledging good friends and saying thanks to those who support me and my business with referrals word of mouth and repeat business This month s Client of the Month is James R Thanks for allowing me to be of service to you and family Thanks for the opportunity to help you regain your freedom from the IRS and get those Levys removed You might be my next Client of the Month too Watch for your name here in an upcoming month Corrupt Tax Preparer Gambled on Cheating IRS and Lost Samir Patel a tax preparer in Georgia was sentenced to two years in prison for tax evasion Patel worked for a national tax preparation business from 1999 to 2015 when he purchased his own tax preparation franchise From 2017 to 2021 while continuing to train tax preparers for his business and doing tax returns for his personal clients he failed to report 1 28 million dollars in income on his own returns This included almost 1 18 million dollars from another business he owned S W Amusements That company placed coin operated gaming machines in gas stations and convenience stores After the prison sentence Patel must serve three years of supervised release during which time he is prohibited from preparing tax returns for others or for any entities he has no interest in In addition to the prison term he was ordered to pay 95 000 in fines and 551 450 in restitution to the IRS Read about IRS cases I ve solved on my website www freedomtaxresolution com

Freedom Tax Resolution Times Did You Know In 1712 England imposed a tax on printed wallpaper Builders then avoided the tax by hanging plain wallpaper and painting patterns on the walls Thank you for the Kind Words I received a Levy notice I freaked out Automatically I was imagining my life was over that my friends family and neighbors would think that I m an irresponsible wreck for not paying my taxes Jesus pulled reports and we realized someone had used my name to collect unemployment Immediately Jesus went to work and got that amount removed I d Like to Hear From You If you have an IRS issue or just want to refer a friend relative or client we d love to hear from you We can provide a no obligation confidential consultation to help you solve your IRS problems Freedom Tax Resolution Jesus Zach Abikarram 600 W Hallandale Beach Blvd Hallandale Beach FL 33009 833 IRS ISSUE 954 361 7400 JESUS FREEDOMTAXRESOLUTION COM Roz Strategies 2024 Enter Our Trivia Contest for a Chance to Win a 250 Transferrable Gift Certificate Take the Trivia Challenge to win Each month I ll give you a new trivia question The first THREE people who call my office with the correct answer win a free 250 reduction on any IRS service I provide Your prize is also transferrable so use it for yourself or give it to a family member or friend Take your best guess and call me at 954 361 7400 This month s question is On average how many marriage proposals happen on Valentine s Day a 310 000 b 220 000 c 155 000 d 655 000 Your IRS Questions Answered Here Question I owe the IRS 74 367 for several years of back taxes but do not have tshQoemumeetsohtniionengy tcoWalphlaeydyshtahoneumOldfafIeturasilenl aCITowamaxpnRrtoetmsooiglsueettisotehntetSlmepmeocefinfatml isyWt bhaCacktainas ntitdIadhneedaalrhdwowiotfhdo I qualify AAnnsswweerr AYnoOu fcfoeur lidn oCpotmtoprreopmreisseenist ayoleugrsaellbfibnedfionrgeathgereeeemeeent between the taxpayer and the IRS that settles the full amount owed Many times for a FRACTION of what s owed It s the IRS s version of a fresh start when it comes to IRS debt If approved the IRS accepts a lesser amount to settle your entire debt However it isn t easy to gain approval due to its strict criteria and eligibility requirements The IRS considers your income assets expenses ability to pay and whether paying the full amount even over time would cause financial hardship It s important to remember that the IRS wants its money and will only accept an Offer in Compromise if it thinks it s in the best interest of the government and it wouldn t receive any money otherwise Your odds for acceptance increase significantly when you have an experienced tax resolution specialist negotiating with the IRS on your behalf If you do qualify we get to work immediately by implementing a customized resolution plan that fits your unique circumstances We at Freedom Tax Resolution are experts in IRS tax problem resolution and help taxpayers with their IRS Problems every day We know the ins and outs and know how to navigate the IRS maze There is a solution to EVERY problem Call Toll Free 833 IRS ISSUE Local 954 361 7400 or Email jesus freedomtaxresolution com Read about IRS cases I ve solved on my website www freedomtaxresolution com