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IOWA CAN BRING TAX CHARGES TOO

April 29, 2008

The run-up to April 15 brought a flurry of federal criminal tax charges and sentencings, sort of as a not-so-subtle reminder of the benefits of following the tax law. Iowa's deadline is April 30, and Iowa tax authorities may be getting in on the example-setting act. From Gazetteonline.com:

IOWA CITY - An Iowa City attorney who had his law license suspended on Friday and is married to an Iowa City school board member is facing felony charges for allegedly failing to file state income tax returns over a three-year period.

Jeffrey Kinney Fields, 40, of 5 Modern Way, was charged Friday by the state of Iowa with three counts of second-degree fraudulent practice, a Class "D" felony, court records show. Each count is punishable by up to five years in prison and a $7,500 fine.

Arraignment is scheduled for May 29 in the Johnson County Courthouse.

I believe Iowa used to have a blanket rule that, if I recall correctly, suspended law licenses if a lawyer failed to file state tax returns and then failed to disclose the non-filing to the state courts. I wonder if that rule helped keep some otherwise careless lawyers out of tax trouble.

Tags: tax crime.

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