Resolving State and Federal Tax Fraud Charges
At the Raleigh-Durham law firm of Rudolf E. Renfer, Attorney & Counselor at Law, P.A., we represent individuals and businesses charged with the full range of criminal tax offenses, ranging from failure to file taxes to complex fraud schemes alleged against tax preparers or financial services firms. To learn how our experience resolving tax charges can protect your interests and expand your options for avoiding serious felony penalties, contact our office in downtown Raleigh.
During his years as a special prosecutor with the North Carolina Attorney General's Office, Rudy Renfer represented the state Department of Revenue's Criminal Investigations Division in all felony prosecutions of tax fraud charges. This experience and the resulting inside knowledge of the standard approaches to investigating, charging and resolving serious state tax offenses can benefit the clients of our firm in many ways.
We can evaluate your situation to determine how seriously the state regards the specific charges you're facing. We can analyze the evidence for weaknesses in proof or problems with admissibility to give you additional leverage against the government. We can use our experience with the compromise of criminal tax offenses to advise you about the pros and cons of a plea offer or your prospects of acquittal at trial.
Among the specific offenses we can help you with are the following:
- Personal or business tax fraud
- Failure to file income taxes
- Failure to pay withholding taxes as required
- Making false statements on a tax return
- Aiding and abetting charges against individuals implicated in corporate tax fraud
- Embezzlement of county or state property through failure to collect or pay state, city or other local sales taxes
We also represent people and businesses charged by the federal government with tax fraud and other IRS criminal tax offenses, both as freestanding charges and as separate offenses related to a broader white collar criminal investigation.
Additionally, many state and federal tax charges can expose the defendant to the prospect of severe civil assessments as well. These demands for payment of back taxes, interest and penalties are completely separate from the criminal case and can often represent a greater financial exposure for the taxpayer. We can often contest, compromise or settle civil assessment problems at the same time we are defending you on criminal charges of tax evasion or fraud.
To learn more about our ability to help you resolve state and federal tax fraud charges and civil assessments, contact the Raleigh office of Rudolf E. Renfer, Attorney & Counselor at Law, P.A.
