A client has come to you for advice. Your client is really interested in decreas

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A client has come to you for advice. Your client is really interested in decreasing his/her tax liability and is somewhat aggressive. A friend of a friend told him/her that cash transactions are more difficult for the IRS to identify and, thus, tax. Your client is contemplating using this “strategy” of not reporting cash collected in his business to minimize his tax liability.

Required: Is this tax planning or tax evasion? Explain to your client the risks with this strategy? Would you be willing to file taxes on behalf of this client? Why or why not? Are there any moral or ethical considerations in this instance?

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This is not tax planning,This strategy is tax evasion.

The reward of tax evasion include stiff monetary penalties and imprisonment.Tax evasion,is a felony crime.

No,we can't willing to file taxes on behalf of this client.

Tax evasion is the non-payment of taxes by means of not reporting all taxable income, or by taking unallowed deductions.

Tax evasion activities include:

Tax evasion is of course is an unethical behavior of entity or individuals.

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