[Atlas Sneezed]

I don’t think you completely understand what constitutes felony tax evasion. We’re not talking about typos or math errors, or forgetting to sign your return.

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No, but it’s easy for the IRS to charge that an alleged understatement of income or overstatement of expenses/deductions was “knowingly,” and you’re in criminal “fraud” territory, just because they decided to allege it.

Presumably, they’d prefer to have some kind of smoking gun corroboration, like a “scheme” between two people, or a second set of books, or other evidence that has no explanation other than intention. But your error can still be alleged as intentional, and they have one hell of a bargaining chip when negotiating a settlement of plea.

[1rudeboy]

Any competent tax attorney can take that bargaining chip right off the table. Heck, I could do it. “Show me your cards.”