tax evader
Cheats the government
A tax evader is someone who illegally avoids paying taxes owed, typically by hiding income, falsifying records, or failing to file returns.
Distinguished from tax avoidance, which uses legal means to minimize tax liability: The accountant helped clients avoid taxes; the tax evader simply didn't report the income.
Act dishonestly to win
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- falsifyDistort the truth
- underreportDeclare less than occurred
- inflateFill with gas
misrepresent · forgery · sham · scheme · scam · phony · fabricate · deceit
Formal accounts examination
- IRSFederal tax collector
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
penalty · seizure · conviction · settlement · whistleblower · informant · compliance · forensic accounting
Away from land
- shell companyInactive firm for transactions
- hiddenKept out of sight
- Swiss accountPrivate foreign bank holding
- nomineeOne proposed for position
laundering · covert · clandestine · disguise · surreptitious · secrecy · anonymous · untraceable
Exploitable gap in rules
- shelterProtected place or structure
- assetsOwned items of value
- offshore accountsBank deposits in other countries
- capitalWealth used for investment
inheritance · trust fund · real estate · luxury · yacht · mansion · holdings · portfolio
Having abundant financial resources
- eliteSuperior select group
- corruptDishonest, open to bribes
- greedyExcessively wanting more
- notoriousFamous for negativity
brazen · calculating · unscrupulous · privileged · white-collar · millionaire · billionaire · tycoon
cheat
Act dishonestly to win
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- falsifyDistort the truth
- underreportDeclare less than occurred
inflate · misrepresent · forgery · sham · scheme · scam · phony · fabricate · deceit · manipulation
audit
Formal accounts examination
- IRSFederal tax collector
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
indictment · penalty · seizure · conviction · settlement · whistleblower · informant · compliance · forensic accounting · lien
offshore
Away from land
- shell companyInactive firm for transactions
- hiddenKept out of sight
- Swiss accountPrivate foreign bank holding
nominee · laundering · covert · clandestine · disguise · surreptitious · secrecy · anonymous · untraceable · phantom
loophole
Exploitable gap in rules
- shelterProtected place or structure
- assetsOwned items of value
- offshore accountsBank deposits in other countries
capital · inheritance · trust fund · real estate · luxury · yacht · mansion · holdings · portfolio · cash
wealthy
Having abundant financial resources
notorious · brazen · calculating · unscrupulous · privileged · white-collar · millionaire · billionaire · tycoon · mogul
- Crookscrook, swindler, fraudster, embezzler, con artist
- lawbreakersthief, robber, burglar, vandal, smuggler
- criminalsmurderer, thief, burglar, criminal, killer
- cheaterscheat, cheater, con artist, swindler, deceiver
- fugitivesfugitive, escapee, escaped convict, runaway, prison escapee
- freeloadersfreeloader, mooch, moocher, sponge, sponger