What is the test for determining whether the evidence was insufficient to convict an individual of tax evasion?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Valdez, 963 F.2d 381 (9th Cir. 1992):

"The relevant question [on whether the evidence was insufficient] is whether, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt." Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 319 (1979).

To establish that tax evasion has occurred in violation of 26 U.S.C. 7201, the Government must prove the following elements: (1) the existence of a tax deficiency, (2) willfulness, and (3) an affirmative act constituting an evasion or an attempted evasion. Sansone v. United States, 380 U.S. 343, 351 (1965); United States v. Marabelles, 724 F.2d 1374, 1377 (9th Cir.1984).

a. The existence of a tax deficiency

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