This is the city in which IRS Criminal Investigation is headquartered.
What is Washington D.C.
100
This National Treasures actor was subject to an IRS investigation for failure to pay $6.5 million in taxes
Who is Nicolas Cage?
100
The government Department that the IRS special agents must recommend prosecution to
What is the Department of Justice.
100
This R&B singer, known for his song "I Believe I Can Fly", owes the IRS about $5 million in unpaid taxes.
Who is R. Kelly?
100
A preparer who defrauds their client is known as this
What is an abusive return prepare
200
The set of rules that IRS CI investigates violations of
What is the Internal Revenue Code
200
This actress, known for her quote "There is no place like home", was audited by the IRS in 1952 for forgetting to pay hundreds of thousands in taxes.
Who is Judy Garland?
200
The number of investigations that were initiated by IRS CI in FY 2014 (within 30)
What is 917
200
This actress/singer/model who is known for her movie "Parent Trap" and "Mean Girls" faced a lien for nearly $94,000 for taxes not paid in 2009.
Who is Lindsay Lohan?
200
According to the IRS, this is the best way to avoid pitfalls of "too good to be true" tax returns.
What is Education
300
The amount of employees (worldwide) that work for IRS CI (within 200 of the correct answer)
What is 3700?
300
This famous baseball player and manager spent six months of 1990 in jail for filing two false income returns.
Who is Pete Rose
300
The number of convictions in FY 2014 (within 10)
What is the 793
300
The winner of the first season of Survivor was sentenced 6 years in jail for failing to pay taxes on his winnings
Who is Richard Hatch
300
Schemes that involve sophisticated arrangements to give the appearance that taxpayers are not in control of their money are known as..
What are abusive tax schemes
400
First established in 1919, the previous given name of the Criminal Investigation program
What is the Intelligence Unit?
400
Ex-husband of Jennifer Lopez, this Latin singer had to pay $2.5 million to the IRS for back taxes as he failed to file taxes from 2000-2004
Who is Marc Anthony
400
The number of special agents, not overall employees, that work with the IRS CI (within 500)
What is 2600
400
This Texas-born country singer released a double album called "The IRS tapes: Who'll Buy my Memories?" in order to help pay the IRS for $16.7 million in back taxes.
Who is Willie Nelson
400
This emphasis area of the IRS CI focuses on fraud that frequently involves violations of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) through falsification of corporate and individual tax returns
What is Corporate Fraud
500
The conviction rate for Federal tax law prosecutions has never fallen below this percentage
What is 90%?
500
This Brooklyn born gangster who ran one of the largest crime rings during the 1920's and 30's was found guilty of tax fraud and was sentenced 11 years in jail
Who is Al Capone
500
What percentage of cases were given time in prison in FY 2014? (within 2%)
What is 78.5%
500
Before her recent jailtime for insider trading, this business woman known for her home decor, faced trouble with the IRS for failing to pay taxes on her vacation home
Who is Martha Stewart
500
A nationwide program designed to identify fraudulent returns, to stop the payment of fraudulent refunds and to refer identified fraudulent refund schemes to be investigated and prosecuted criminally