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Applications Open for Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Tax Credit
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Accountant Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Returns in Connecticut
AICPA Writes Letter of Opposition to Proposed Limitation on Use of Cash Method of Accounting
The American Institute of CPAs announced today it wrote a letter opposing a proposed limitation on the use of the cash method of accounting for non-natural taxpayers, personal service corporations and farmers. The proposed limitation is a part of House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp’s (R-Mich.) small business tax reform discussion draft.
Tax Analysts pursues legal action against IRS
Seeks Court Help to Force IRS to Disclose Training Materials Its Staff Used for Guidance in Exempt Organizations Determinations
Tax Fraud by the Numbers
The Internal Revenue Service, in conjunction with the US Department of Justice, has ramped up its efforts to identify – and publicly bring charges against – tax preparers who actively engage in the filing of fraudulent returns.
Oregon man guilty of ‘bizarre’ $400k tax fraud
A Portland, Ore., jury on Friday found Miles J. Julison guilty of making off with more than $400,000 in a bizarre tax-fraud scheme, and a federal judge, clearly perturbed by Julison's defiance, ordered him to await sentencing in jail.
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IRS Oversight Agency Suggests Improvements in Management of Case Actions
The IRS needs to make changes to its management controls for overseeing revenue officer case actions, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration found in its latest report. The report looked at 139 cases closed by revenue officers in the Small Business/Self-Employed Division Collection Field function and found inconsistencies in how ROs handled them.
Koskinen Nominated to be Head of IRS
On Thursday, the White House nominated John Andrew Koskinen, of the District of Columbia, to be Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
IRS identity verification requests present a new client opportunity
In recent years, the IRS has stressed its commitment to protecting taxpayers from tax-related identity theft. As part of this commitment, the IRS enhanced the Electronic Fraud Detection System (EFDS).
IRS Alert: IRS retiring two e-Services incentive products on Aug. 11
The IRS announced today that it plans to retire two major e-Services incentive products used by CPAs, attorneys and enrolled agents to file authorizations and resolve IRS account problems.