What to Do After an IRS Raid in Boston

If the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has raided your home or business in Boston, you need to be very careful about your next steps. IRS raids frequently lead to serious criminal charges—including charges that carry fines and prison time for individual taxpayers and corporate executives. Find out what you need to do to protect yourself from Boston criminal tax attorney Kevin E. Thorn, Managing Partner of Thorn Law Group.

Preparing Your Defense After an IRS Raid

The aftermath of an IRS raid can be an extremely precarious situation for both individual and corporate taxpayers. These raids target criminal violations of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and other federal statutes. As a result, without effective intervention, the next step could be an indictment. This indictment could include multiple counts of multiple offenses, all of which could carry substantial penalties.

With this in mind, if the IRS has raided your home or office in Boston, you should:

Keep the IRS’ Search Warrant and Any IRS Correspondence

Be sure to keep the IRS’ search warrant to give to your (or your company’s) attorney. If you received any notices or other correspondence from the IRS prior to the raid, collect these as well. If you are not aware of any prior correspondence, it may still be worth doing some digging to see if you missed something or if someone within your company received a letter of which you are unaware.

Take Stock of Everything IRS Agents Reviewed or Seized

You should do your best to take stock of everything IRS agents reviewed or seized. You should take detailed notes about the raid itself as well. You need to know what information the IRS has against you in order to build a sound defense, and if federal agents overstepped their authority during the raid, this could also potentially provide a line of defense.

Exercise Your Right to Remain Silent

From this point forward, you should exercise your right to remain silent. If you receive any follow-up communications from IRS agents, you should tell the agents that they need to speak with your attorney.

Start Tracking Down Any Other Relevant Records

Along with determining what information the IRS now has in its possession, you should also work to locate any records that agents may not have seized. With that said, you should not make any assumptions about the charges the IRS may or may not be pursuing, and you should ultimately rely on your attorney to determine what information is (and isn’t) relevant to your defense.

Engage Experienced Tax Defense Counsel

Once the IRS has raided your home or business, time is of the essence. To ensure that you protect yourself to the fullest extent possible, you should engage experienced tax defense counsel right away.

Schedule an Appointment with Boston Criminal Tax Attorney Kevin E. Thorn

If you need experienced tax defense counsel for a criminal IRS investigation, we encourage you to contact us promptly. Call 617-692-2989 or contact us confidentially online to schedule an appointment with Boston criminal tax attorney Kevin E. Thorn, Managing Partner of Thorn Law Group, today.