I knew it!   I know this former classmate of mine will be in “hot water” and I really can’t help but feel so sorry for her because she was neck deep with problems due to the tax evasion case filed against her.  Inspite of her very successful business and whopping revenues… she is a perennial tax evader. Scary!!!!   In a one to one encounter with her, she admitted that she failed to heed the advice of her lawyer to avail of the tax extension form 2010 provided her, to rectify her almost ruined life so that she can get out of the quick sand pulling her down.  It became habitual of her cheating the government….she started with avoiding to pay her taxes and did all kinds of tactics and strategies just so her tax bills will be reduced.   She thought that she can get away with her dirty tricks to the point of not paying taxes completely.

For some reasons ,her questioning heart always prevail, she kept asking ” if paying taxes really necessary” because apparently, she believed that people’s money are pocketed by corrupt government officials and are not used appropriately.  She is such a smart businesswoman, she perfectly know that taxes will help citizens for access to public schools, safe highways, health care, prisons services and for the country’s social services.  But during those times she was bent of  not paying taxes.  We even introduced a tried and tested, simple and user friendly features of tax prep software, so she will not concoct anymore excuses for not  wanting to file and pay taxes.   But unfortunately, even how insistent we were to help her – she won’t listen!

And now, we can hear her pleas… Is it our turn now not to listen?   We believe that she had prematurely dug her grave…. but seriously, she is criminally and civilly liable now….. And we hope she will not go to jail!