Newport Attorneys With Sound Defense Advice When Tax Problems Turn Criminal
With a civil and criminal trial practice geared to handle the full range of dispute resolution problems for families and small businesses, Scaringi & Scaringi, P.C., offers comprehensive client service for individuals and businesses with civil or criminal tax problems. Contact us in Carlisle, Harrisburg, or Newport for a free consultation about your state or federal defense options.
Call 717-798-3601 (Harrisburg), 717-567-0380 (Newport), or 717-960-0075 (Carlisle) for Advice About Tax Crime Defense
Many criminal tax matters are referred for prosecution after several months of unsuccessful civil collection or notice efforts by the IRS or the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue. Our lawyers can often keep a case about to go criminal in the civil collection system if we're engaged early enough to avoid prosecution. Other criminal tax cases relate to broader fraud, corruption or money laundering cases against individuals and corporations, and might even reflect supplemental charges after an original indictment or criminal information.
No matter how your case originated, our counsel in tax matters combines the courtroom and plea negotiation skills of experienced criminal trial attorneys with the thorough practical understanding of tax law that characterizes our business practice.
In fact, many clients who face criminal tax charges operate small businesses in contracting, retail, landscaping, construction, home improvements or restaurants. Depending on the details of the case, we can work toward a successful resolution of criminal charges after tax returns are brought current and past-due taxes are being paid.
We advise and represent defendants across the spectrum of state and federal tax crimes:
- Failure to file income tax or sales tax returns
- Failure to pay taxes
- Tax fraud or tax evasion, usually through underreported income
- Failure to pay business trust fund taxes for employee withholding taxes and employer contributions
Small business owners not only need to be careful about the criminal consequences of tax problems, but also must consider the personal liability that can result from nonpayment of payroll or sales taxes.
The sooner we become involved in your tax case, the more options we'll have for resolving the matter on favorable terms. For a free consultation with a lawyer who can advise you about the best ways to approach a potential or actual tax crime problem, contact Scaringi & Scaringi, P.C., in Harrisburg, Newport, or Carlisle.
