Editing Incline Village, Nevada (section)

==Tax haven==
[[File:View of Incline Village private docks from Nevada State Route 28, 2011.jpg|thumb|Private boat docks on Lake Tahoe.]]
The town includes businesses and wealthy individuals from [[California]] and [[Southern Nevada]]. Its state border location facilitates some residents in their registering [[shell corporation]]s and residences to avoid paying California taxes.<ref>{{Cite news | edition = final | page = 1 | last = Maita | first = Stephen | title = Companies Flocking to Nevada | work = San Francisco Chronicle | location = San Francisco | access-date = 2012-10-04 | date = 1987-09-14 | url = http://docs.newsbank.com/s/InfoWeb/aggdocs/NewsBank/0EB4EF9508D4331D/49A2E19BE58747EE91F5ACB8D85A7A48?s_lang }}<br>- {{Cite news | edition = Metro final | issn = 0890-5738| page = 1| last = Kasler| first = Dale| title = Tax haven - More of state's wealthy residents could make move to Nevada| work = Sacramento Bee| location = Sacramento| access-date = 2012-10-04| date = 2003-01-31| url = http://docs.newsbank.com/s/InfoWeb/aggdocs/NewsBank/0F907BCB9583518B/49A2E19BE58747EE91F5ACB8D85A7A48?s_lang}}</ref> A [[Montara, California]], politician faced controversy for reporting Incline as her primary residence for tax purposes while also running for office in California.<ref>{{Cite news| last = Smydra| first = David F.| title = Controversy surfaces over Slater-Carter residency| work = Half Moon Bay Review| location = Half Moon Bay| access-date = 2012-10-04| date = 2007-10-17| url = http://docs.newsbank.com/s/InfoWeb/aggdocs/NewsBank/12B08F7F1CC21750/49A2E19BE58747EE91F5ACB8D85A7A48?s_lang}}</ref>

[[Joe Francis]], creator of ''[[Girls Gone Wild (franchise)|Girls Gone Wild]]'', was registered as a resident in Incline but living in [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] during the time he was [[Joe Francis#Federal|found guilty of tax fraud and bribery]].<ref>{{Cite news| last = Cherb| first = Sandra| title = Tax evasion trial for 'Girls Gone Wild' founder moved to LA| agency = Associated Press | access-date = 2012-10-04| date = 2008-04-14| url = http://docs.newsbank.com/s/InfoWeb/aggdocs/NewsBank/1205C59FB44F8678/49A2E19BE58747EE91F5ACB8D85A7A48?s_lang}}</ref> Michael DeDomenico, heir of the [[Rice-A-Roni]] and [[Ghirardelli Chocolate Company|Ghirardelli]] fortune, was charged with evading $1.5 million in taxes to California by falsely claiming residency in Nevada. He owned homes in [[Verdi, Nevada|Verdi]] and Incline.<ref>{{Cite news | edition = Metro Final | issn = 0890-5738 | page = 4 | last = Vargas | first = Dale | title = Rice-A-Roni Heir Charged In Tax Case | work = Sacramento Bee | location = Sacramento | access-date = 2012-10-04 | date = 1991-09-07 | url = http://docs.newsbank.com/s/InfoWeb/aggdocs/NewsBank/0EB0D9879A49B856/49A2E19BE58747EE91F5ACB8D85A7A48?s_lang }}</ref>