| Income tax frauds are generally categorized into | | | | complying with the tax laws, you can download |
| two types -- personal income tax fraud and | | | | Form 3949-A from the IRS website. The form |
| business income tax fraud. In the case of | | | | has to be filled and sent by US mail service to the |
| business income tax frauds, the owner of the | | | | IRS. On the other hand, you can also report an |
| company may use his corporate credit card for | | | | income tax fraud by writing a letter to the IRS. |
| expenses related to his family; like paying for | | | | However, when you write a letter, you need to |
| family vacations; and then reporting these | | | | be very precise with the information you furnish. |
| expenses as valid business related expenses and | | | | You would be required to give the following |
| deducting the same from taxable income. | | | | information in the letter: |
| In case of personal income tax frauds a person, | | | | - Name and address of the person committing |
| although living in a place in the US does not pay | | | | income tax fraud |
| the city's resident personal income tax as he/she | | | | - The social security number of the person |
| may own a summer house at a different place | | | | - A brief description of the fraudulent activity or |
| that is used as his/hers tax filing address. Also | | | | violation |
| there are some cases where someone has filed a | | | | - An estimate of the amount involved in the tax |
| tax return by using the social security number of | | | | fraud |
| some other individual. Such serious fraudulent | | | | - Your name, address and telephone number. |
| cases have to be reported to the IRS with the | | | | This information is usually kept confidential and is |
| help of the guidelines given below: | | | | not revealed at any time whatsoever. |
| To report an individual or a company not | | | | |