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If you are a business owner, you will know that dealing with your accounts and paying taxes is an overwhelmingly great task. There are many different laws and regulations that enable you to write off tax obligations in certain situations. If you’re a smart business owner, you’ll have an accountant to help you to manage your taxes, or you’ll be…
Tax fraud is a white collar crime with serious consequences, ranging from a large fine to a prison sentence. In broad terms, tax fraud is when an individual or business intentionally and willfully falsifies information in an attempt to limit their tax liability. This takes on many forms, including but not limited to: Claiming personal expenses as business expenses Using…
For some people, the attraction of medical work is job stability. For others, it may be a desire to help people. Still others look at medicine is a potentially lucrative career, as physicians can command competitive wages in many markets. However, running your own practice can often be more expensive than you might have thought before you started working. In…
When Pennsylvania residents are charged with a sex crime of any type, they likely feel like the whole world is against them. There is no denying that there is a public perception that accompanies sex crime charges against a person that isn’t there with other types of criminal charges. Defendants may even feel like they have already been convicted as…
If you’re charged with assault and battery, you probably know that a conviction is serious business. It can change your life in many ways, including a long stint in prison and/or hefty fines. Due to the serious nature of assault charges, you need to implement the right defense strategy. It’s no guarantee that you’ll avoid a conviction, but it’s the…
Not all serious crimes involve violence. When Pittsburgh residents think about criminal acts that may result in serious prison sentences, they may imagine murder, assault, and other crimes that involve brutality. However, white collar crimes can also be significantly punished by the criminal courts when the charges are successfully proven by prosecutors. For example, embezzlement is a significant white collar…
Accusations of criminal conduct do not immediately terminate individuals’ civil rights. Under the law, men and women who are charged with committing crimes are entitled to certain protections to ensure that they face fair and objective prosecution. Pennsylvanians who have been accused of committing offenses related to rape and sexual assault may benefit from formalizing their understanding of their rights…
Not only can you lose your Pennsylvania job if caught taking money, but you may also face jail time and fines. Embezzlement is as simple as taking money out of the cash register or as complex as misappropriating company funds. The severity of these consequences often depends on how much you stole. Range of potential penalties FindLaw states that the…
Not all types of theft are created equal. Some forms of theft are more serious than others and therefore, carry stricter penalties. In fact, some forms of theft are so serious that the crime may level up from a state crime to a federal offense. One such type of theft is embezzlement. If you face embezzlement charges, you may wonder…
Embezzling money does not always involve complicated schemes. In some cases it just takes a single employee stealing money from the workplace. Some workers, like cashiers, take advantage of the fact that they have charge over money at the time of purchase. Once the purchase is complete, embezzling workers may ensure that they get a share of the money, if not all…