The old adage is crime doesn't pay, only one certainly can wonder sometimes about the accuracy of it given the number of politicians that seem to be criminals! Regardless, the fact the making money from a criminal offense doesn't mean you shouldn't have to pay taxes. That's right. The IRS wants its unfair share of the ill gotten gains! There's an impact between, "gross income," and "taxable income." Gross income is what amount you can make. taxable income is what the government bases their ta...