The tax-relief industry loves to make IRS problems sound impossible without them. They're not. I'm Darrin Mish. I've been representing taxpayers before the IRS for 32 years. Let me explain how this actually works.<\/p>\n
In his ongoing effort to ramp up audits and prosecutions of tax evaders, IRS Commissioner Mark W. Everson has appointed a hard-charging federal prosecutor to head the Criminal Investigations Unit<\/em><\/p>\n Nancy J. Jardini<\/strong> seems perfect for her new job. A 39-year-old former prosecutor who has lectured extensively on criminal law, Jardine will head the law enforcement arm of the Internal Revenue Service.<\/p>\n Known as the Criminal Investigations Unit, this important division of the IRS is responsible for investigating and assisting in the prosecution of criminal tax, money laundering and narcotics-related financial crime cases. The unit has 2,500 agents.<\/p>\n The appointment of someone like Jardini shouldn\u2019t come as a surprise. For the past year, IRS Commissioner Mark W. Everson has used the $133 million Congress allocated his agency to increase audits and put a pinch on the estimated thousands of tax evaders that cost the United States millions of dollars each year.<\/p>\n \u201cNancy has an impressive background that will benefit both Criminal Investigation and American taxpayers,\u201d said Acting IRS Commissioner Bob Wenzel<\/strong> in a statement. \u201cHer extensive experience as Associate Chief Counsel for Criminal Tax in IRS will serve well in her new position of Deputy Chief, Criminal Investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n Jardini\u2019s appointments come at a time when the agency has already increased the number of audits it performs on the nation\u2019s highest earners. From 2002 to 2003, for example, the agency increased by 24 percent the number of audits it performs on taxpayers who earned $100,000 or more. The agency centered most of this activity on those who earned $250,000 or more.<\/p>\n This new wave of activity is intended to sharpen the teeth of the IRS after a push toward customer service in the \u201990s gave the agency a reputation for being lax on tax cheats.<\/p>\n In fact, earlier this year, Everson specifically fine-tuned the IRS\u2019s budget to make room for fewer backroom personnel and more on-the-street agents who can perform the increasingly necessary work-intensive audits.<\/p>\n This increased case load will fall largely on Jardini, as the Criminal Investigations Unit is responsible for looking into some of the nation\u2019s toughest tax cases and helping U.S. attorneys prosecute them.<\/p>\n \u201cCriminal Investigations special agents are well-respected law enforcement officers who are renowned for their financial investigative expertise,\u201d she said in a statement. \u201cAnd I look forward to continuing Criminal Investigation\u2019s mission to investigate potential criminal violations in a manner that fosters confidence in the tax system and compliance with the law. Our top priority is to investigate violations of tax law. But our special agents\u2019 financial expertise is also a critical key in the nation\u2019s fight against terrorism and drug trafficking, and we continue to participate in those efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n That means the government now has one more warrior in its army bent on defeating tax cheats. Tax evaders, bewar<\/p>\n <se.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The tax-relief industry loves to make IRS problems sound impossible without them. They're not. I'm Darrin Mish. I've been representing taxpayers before the IRS for 32 years. Let me explain how this actually works. In his ongoing effort to ramp up audits and prosecutions of tax evaders, IRS Commissioner Mark W. 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