We provide expert criminal tax defense representation against all tax offenses under the Internal Revenue Code and the Criminal Code. Our firm’s white collar criminal tax defense group focuses on civil and criminal tax and asset forfeiture matters, which often occur together.

The Federal government has created a comprehensive statutory framework of criminal and civil penalties aimed at prohibiting and punishing anyone engaging in tax fraud to deter noncompliance with the filing and payment provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Because criminal and civil sanctions for tax fraud are not mutually exclusive, oftentimes exposure to one could trigger exposure to the other. In fact, it is virtually inevitable that the IRS will pursue the civil fraud penalty (75% of the tax deficiency attributable to fraud) against a taxpayer who has been convicted of a felony tax charge. The Tax Attorneys at Tax Workout Group are well-equipped to defend against both phases – the criminal phase and the civil tax fraud phase.

While the law permits tax avoidance, it severely condemns tax evasion. Oftentimes, the courts have erroneously treated these two concepts similarly. In fact, certain tax Code sections even reveal an inability to separate the two. We are skillful advocates at further clouding the thin line that often differentiates the two to build a formidable defense on behalf of our clients.