Pablo, a Bachelor, Owes $80,000 of Additional Taxes, All Due

question 43

Essay

Pablo, a bachelor, owes $80,000 of additional taxes, all due to fraud. What is the amount of the civil fraud penalty? What criminal fraud penalty might be imposed under Sec. 7201?

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Definitions:

Causes

The reasons or factors that bring about an outcome or effect, underlying mechanisms behind phenomena.

Motives

Internal states that arouse and direct behavior towards specific objectives or goals.

Physiological Viewpoint

An approach focusing on the biological aspects that influence behaviors, functions, and processes.

Psychoanalytic

Relating to or based on the theories of psychoanalysis developed by Sigmund Freud, emphasizing the importance of unconscious mental processes in shaping behavior and personality.