On October 28, 2020, Judge Rebecca Holt of the Wake County Superior Court entered an order affirming a previous decision by the N.C. Office of Administrative Hearings (“OAH)”) ordering the refund of more than $350,000 in “additional contributions” paid by three separate public school systems to the Teachers & State Employees Retirement System (“T&SERS”). These […]
Tharrington Smith, LLP is thrilled to announce the selection of seven lawyers to the 2021 Business North Carolina Legal Elite announced on January 1, 2021. This group is the 20th Legal Elite class and is entirely peer-nominated. Each year active members of the N.C. State Bar are invited to vote on their most-esteemed peers. This […]
A North Carolina jury took less than three hours to acquit a local businessman of filing false income tax returns and failing to remit Sales and Use taxes to the State of North Carolina. The Defendant had previously rejected a plea bargain calling for him to serve two years active imprisonment. The Defendant was represented […]
Tharrington Smith, LLP Named 2021 Best Law Firm in 10 Practice Areas Tharrington Smith, LLP is excited to announce the firm’s selection as a “2021 Best Law Firm” by the U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® in 10 practice areas. Since 1983, Best Lawyers has highlighted not only individual lawyers but also […]
After a lengthy investigation by Special Agents of the Criminal Investigation Division of the IRS, a North Carolina businessman was advised today that the IRS was dropping its investigation. The case involved allegations of willful failure to file income tax returns and to timely pay millions of dollars in federal income taxes. The businessman was […]
A North Carolina business man who had been charged with three counts of tax evasion (26 U.S.C. § 7201) and three counts of filing false tax returns (26 U.S.C. § 7206), was found not guilty on all counts today in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. The case, which […]
A North Carolina Superior Court Judge today ordered the immediate release of a man jailed after being found guilty of multiple counts of tax evasion and filing false income tax returns. The Defendant had represented himself at trial, and upon being found guilty, had been sentenced to multiple consecutive terms of imprisonment. The Defendant’s family […]
Special Agents of the Criminal Investigation Division of the IRS advised a North Carolina businessman today that they were dropping their criminal investigation of tax returns filed on behalf of his business. At issue were hundreds of thousands of dollars of alleged improper expenses deductions. The businessman was represented by Douglas E. Kingsbery of Tharrington […]
The U. S. Department of Justice announced today that it was killing the IRS’s recommended criminal prosecution of a North Carolina businessman. The investigation had centered on alleged abusive trusts which sheltered practically all of the man’s income for several years. The businessman was represented by Douglas E. Kingsbery of Tharrington Smith, L.L.P. in Raleigh, […]
Special Agents of the North Carolina Criminal Investigation Division informed a North Carolina businessman today that they were dropping their investigation of allegations that he had failed to report substantial business income on his North Carolina tax returns. Agents cited the fact that the man’s attorney, Douglas E. Kingsbery of Tharrington Smith, L.L.P. in Raleigh, […]
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