26 U.S.C. Sec. 7206 MATERIALITY is a federal statute that outlines the materiality standard for criminal tax evasion cases. The section states that for the purpose of criminal prosecution, a statement or a return is considered to be materially false if it has the potential to influence or mislead the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). It further states that any person who willfully makes and subscribes a return which contains a false statement or which omits a material fact is guilty of a felony. The two types of 26 U.S.C. Sec. 7206 MATERIALITY are fraud by overstatement and fraud by understatement. Fraud by overstatement involves making a false statement or return in order to gain a larger refund, while fraud by understatement involves omitting or understating taxable income in order to reduce the amount of taxes owed.
26 U.S.C. Sec. 7206 MATERIALITY is a federal statute that outlines the materiality standard for criminal tax evasion cases. The section states that for the purpose of criminal prosecution, a statement or a return is considered to be materially false if it has the potential to influence or mislead the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). It further states that any person who willfully makes and subscribes a return which contains a false statement or which omits a material fact is guilty of a felony. The two types of 26 U.S.C. Sec. 7206 MATERIALITY are fraud by overstatement and fraud by understatement. Fraud by overstatement involves making a false statement or return in order to gain a larger refund, while fraud by understatement involves omitting or understating taxable income in order to reduce the amount of taxes owed.