San Antonio Criminal Tax Litigation Attorney

Vigorous defense of South Texas tax crime charges

Tax crimes are treated seriously by the criminal justice system. A charge of tax mishandling is equivalent to an accusation of stealing from the federal government. You may be convinced of your innocence, which is all the more reason to hire De Luna Tax Law to defend you against your criminal tax charges.

Tax non-filing

If you have not filed tax returns for several years, you are described by the Internal Revenue Service as a non-filer. There are many possible reasons that you may have become a non-filer:

Depression caused by personal issues
Anxiety related to your business losses
Shock over an investment gone sour
Fear of your enormous tax burden

De Luna Tax Law understands these personal concerns and the effect they can have on your tax filing behavior. The IRS, however, does not. If the IRS concludes that you knew you needed to file your tax returns but deliberately chose not to file, you may face criminal charges of willful failure to file. For each year of tax return non-filing, you can receive criminal penalties including the following:

Imprisonment for up to one year
Fines up to $25,000

When you are confronted by the Internal Revenue Service for failure to file your income tax returns, De Luna Tax Law takes quick action. Often, criminal charges can be dismissed if you show immediate intention to file your past-due returns and to make restitution of your unpaid tax. Our firm negotiates directly with the IRS, and guides you to a resolution of your criminal tax non-filing charges.

Tax fraud

Most other criminal tax controversies can be collectively viewed as charges of tax fraud, such as the following:

Tax evasion
Failure to withhold tax

Aiding or assisting a false return
Failure to collect and pay over

The criminal aspect of tax fraud charges is contingent on proving willful intent to defraud the IRS. De Luna Tax Law fights allegations of intent to commit fraud and works to get your criminal charges dismissed. If a trial cannot be avoided, we defend you in criminal court.

Engage an experienced tax crime defense lawyer in San Antonio

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