OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. – College students are getting out of the classroom and seeing a different side of tax law.
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IRS Special Agent David Topolewski visited a class at Walsh College to give the students a glimpse into what happens at the end of the money trail. The students played the part of IRS field agents.
Recently, real-life IRS raids have become a familiar scene on the news. If you make a mistake on your tax return, it may cost you some money, but you're not going to jail. Genuine tax fraud, however, moves things up to a new level.
Very few, if any, of the accounting students will follow the path of field agent even if they go on to a career of working to catch criminals.