IRS: Essex Home to Potential Tax Cheats

According to IRS data, Essex is home to "clusters" of potential tax cheats.

The Associated Press on Monday posted the list of more than 350 communities nationwide where, according to a study National Taxpayer Advocate conducted on 2009 tax return data from sole proprietorships, potential tax cheats were clustered.

Other Maryland towns, including Bowie, Garrison, Rosedale and Edgewood are also on the list.

2012 state and federal income tax forms were due Monday.

According to a separate AP report, the advocate, Nina Olsen, "got access to the data as part of an effort to learn more about why some taxpayers are more likely to cheat than others."