Fraud, Taxes, and Prosecutions!
If you need a dynamic and engaging speaker, Robert can deliver. He understands the work that goes into promoting and delivering a great event. With his career as an IRS-CI special agent, he brings an interesting dynamic and perspective that very few have experienced. He has spent over 20 years training others, whether the audience is college students, attorneys, CPAs, fraud investigators, or law enforcement. His presentations qualify for continuing education credits. Stories of his investigations include cryptocurrency, bankruptcy fraud, tax evasion, identity theft, and even how one tax crime solved a murder. HIs content has been heard in over 3,600 cities and over 130 countries through his podcasts: Fraud Fighter Podcast and Criminal Tax Files. His book Criminal Tax Secrets: What Every Defense Attorney Should Know is an Amazon #1 bestseller that is used by attorneys as a reference guide. His expertise includes:
- Criminal Tax Investigations
- Forensic Accounting
- Fraud Prevention
- Money Laundering
Below is a list of presentations that various organizations have heard. Please contact our office if you are interested in these topics or if you have a particular need in mind. For more information about his background and his CV, click here.
Continuing Education
- Go to www.cpacrossings.com
- Select “CPE Webinars”
- Under “Developer” scroll down to “Nordlander CPA, PLLC”
- A chronological listing of available courses is displayed
- Go to www.drakecpe.com
- Select “Courses”
- Content is “Lifecyle of a Criminal Tax Investigation”
- Go to www.my-cpe.com
- In search bar, type “Nordlander”
- Five different courses are available.
Presentations
When money is scarce, CPAs know that payroll taxes are the first items that business owners fail to pay. But what they don’t know is that unpaid payroll taxes is an easy crime to prove for a criminal investigator, with imprisonment up to 5 years. Many times, the Forms 941 are signed by CPAs leaving them culpable both civilly and criminally. This presentation will show the CPA that unpaid payroll taxes are a crime, what the IRS looks for in prosecuting these crimes, real life case examples of business owners who went to prison, what CPAs can do to protect themselves, and how to advise their clients when payroll taxes are unpaid.
The IRS has sole jurisdiction in investigating tax crimes. The false tax return is the basis for most federal tax crimes. To prove the crime, the IRS compares reality to the tax return for evidence to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt in federal court. This presentation will explain the law regarding preparing false tax returns, how IRS finds bad return preparers, how the IRS investigates criminal tax violations, real life examples of return preparers being criminally charged, and what to do if you are contacted by the IRS regarding false tax returns.
The IRS has sole jurisdiction in federal tax crimes. Whether a civil audit becomes a criminal tax investigation or whether the local federal prosecutor needs help in unraveling complex business transactions, special agents with IRS-Criminal Investigation lead the way in solving complex money laundering and criminal tax investigations. This presentation will explain the various ways the IRS finds criminal tax cases, what federal statutes are used to prosecute these crimes, the ways IRS investigates these cases, the process an investigation takes until it culminates to imprisonment, and real life examples of adjudicated cases.
Podcasts are a versatile way to market yourself as a subject matter expert in your field. Approximately 75% of the population in the United States are familiar with podcasts. And 39% of small business owners listen to podcasts. With your current laptop and microphone, you can start today. You can design your own podcast whether you want to be the solo person talking or engage in an interesting conversation with your guest. You will learn the value of a podcast with your firm, design the podcast you want to create, learn how to find interesting guests and topics, learn to record and edit your podcast, and find ways to market your expertise.
Embezzlement happens often to many small businesses. Unfortunately, the lack of internal controls allows the embezzlement to remain undetected for years. But when it is discovered, the small business owner will most likely contact their CPA for advice.
What should you do when your client contacts you about their employee embezzling money from their business? What options should you present to your client? How can your client protect themselves, while investigating the embezzlement? What steps need to be taken about preserving any documents, emails, texts, or phone calls?
This course teaches how to engage the client, properly identify the evidence needed to prove the crime, how to write the report for civil and criminal trial, and best practices in preserving electronic and paper evidence.
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have created a new generation of millionaires, with the benefit of anonymity. Whether the cryptocurrency is being used for criminal activity or held as a legitimate investment, the IRS is spending substantial resources in finding those who possess, purchase, and sell cryptocurrencies to ensure that the tax, banking, and money laundering laws are being followed.
Are you or your firm prepared to advise your client when reporting cryptocurrency transactions? Can you identify when cryptocurrency is being used for potential criminal purposes? Can you prepare an accurate tax return related to cryptocurrency transactions? Do you know what questions to ask your client or what documents to request?
This course will give you a brief overview of cryptocurrencies, how this new technology is being regulated, the common ways that cryptocurrencies are used to evade tax and money laundering laws, and what is expected from taxpayers and their return preparers when cryptocurrencies are involved.
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