Tax Cheats Use Expense Accounts To Evade Taxes
The IRS warns that executives and business owners exploit expense accounts to dodge taxes from Kentucky Derby trips to family weddings. Cases include honeymoon charges, wages for relatives, costly parties, and a range of personal costs billed to companies. Line 6a expansion aimed to curb this, but enforcement remains limited and the Cohan rule still provides some deduction latitude.
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Expense Account Evils Threaten Tax System
Former Revenue Commissioner T Coleman Andrews warned Congress that expense account cheating could destroy the tax system. He cited many cases of taxpayers evading income taxes by living off expense accounts and warned the revenue system could break down if unchecked.
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