Gov't Unable Prove Law Requires Income Tax Withholding/Filing

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Former IRS CID Special Agent Joseph Banister Acquitted of Tax Fraud And Conspiracy

Government Unable To Prove U.S. Law Requires Income Tax Withholding or Filing

Sacramento California -- On Thursday June 23, a federal jury found former IRS Criminal Investigative Division (CID) Special Agent and CPA Joseph Banister not guilty of all counts alleging criminal tax fraud and conspiracy related to actions he took on behalf of a California business owner who had openly defied the IRS over several years by stopping withholding of all income and employment taxes from the paychecks of his workers.

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[bullimiami]

1. that subheadline is just plain wrong

it is NOT what the ruling was on.

this guy was advising other people (who have been prosecuted, fined and jailed) and done tax returns for them.

the ruling was that he was not breaking laws by his advice and due to a loophole he was also not responsible for their false tax documents, they were, and still are.


It is a victory for him, but if he filed false documents of his own, or didnt pay his own taxes, they would still come after him and he would still lose.