Tax, Taxes & the IRS

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AMNESTY = amnestia, Gr. = AMNESIA
Amnesty (Page: 49)
Am"nes*ty (#), n. [L. amnestia, Gr. , a forgetting, fr. forgotten, forgetful; priv. + to remember: cf. F. amnistie, earlier amnestie. See Mean, v.]
1. Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong; oblivion.
2. An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects concerned in an insurrection.
http://machaut.uchicago.edu/?resource=Webster%27s&word=amnesty&use1913=on

AMNESTY An act of oblivion for past acts, granted by a government to persons accused of crimes generally of a political nature, e.g., treason, sedition, desertion. Legally, amnesty differs from pardon in that pardon implies guilt, whereas amnesty does not. Amnesty is the abolition and forgetfullness of the offence.
[Page 18 of Canadian LAW Dictionary - BARRON's]

"Amnesty is the abolition and forgetfullness of the offence."
PRIVILEGE. A particular and peculiar benefit or advantage enjoyed by a person, company, or class beyond the common advantage of other citizens. An exceptional or extraordinary power or exemption. A right, power, franchise, or immunity held by a person or class against or beyond the course of the law.........
[page 1359 of BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY - FOURTH EDITION]

Paul DioGuardi of www.taxamnesty.org have on his site a DIFFERENT meaning to "AMNESTY"
"We want to help you.
We are here to help you avoid severe financial hardship and criminal prosecution for evading taxes. By using our lawyer-client privilege of confidentiality, we can negotiate a settlement without giving your name to the tax authorities. We can obtain a waiver of criminal prosecution as well as criminal and civil penalties and, in some cases, a reduction of the number of years subject to tax.
Protect yourself and your family. The longer you wait, the larger the fines and the greater the possibility of criminal charges!

We will review your tax situation and then advise our strategy of how we will deal with your tax issue. If you agree to use our services to complete the work, a retainer will be required. "
"Your accountant can be forced to testify against you."

http://www.fundmoremerchantbank.com/team/team.htm
PAUL DIOGUARDI, Q.C.
Senior General Legal Counsel
Queen's Counsel, Canadian citizen, for over 26 years Paul has acted as Senior Legal Advisor to Fundmore Corporation (Canada) Limited and to FICC, a graduate of St Patrick's College, Ottawa University, Queen's University and Osgoode Hall Law School, called to the Bar of Ontario Canada in 1966 and of the Turks& Caicos Islands bar in1983, named a Queen's Counsel in 1984. His training and experience includes having formerly been, for several years, Tax Counsel for Revenue Canada (the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency) and the Federal Department of Justice. He has acted for over 22 years as Chief Legal Counsel of the Ottawa-Carleton Home Builders' Association, in private practice for 36 years from offices in Ottawa Canada and the Turks & Caicos Islands in all tax matters, real estate and development projects, estate planning and trusts, international tax law, business and corporate law. He is a member in good standing of the Carleton County Law Association, the Law Society of Upper Canada, the Turks & Caicos Bar Association, the Canadian Tax Foundation and the International Fiscal Association. Paul is involved in providing guidance and advice to the Fundmore group of companies.
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