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Applications Open for Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Tax Credit
Review of CCH AnswerConnect Tax Research- The Accounting Technology Lab Podcast – Sept 2024
Accountant Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Returns in Connecticut
TIGTA Finds Improvements Needed to Performance Measures for IRS Collection Program
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration released a new report that showed several favorable trends among the IRS’s performance measures for its Collection Program. The performance measures help IRS managers make decision about how to fund and allocate resources to collect the estimated $360 billion from taxpayers who owe but have not paid taxes […]
Miss the April 15 tax deadline? Here’s what to do
O.K., it's now after April 15. If you haven't filed your income tax returns or an extension, it's time for damage control.
Report: IRS not doing well at recognizing and investigating signs of tax fraud
Because the IRS does not always recognize and properly investigate possible tax fraud, it may be missing opportunities to further promote voluntary compliance and enhance revenue.
IRS Gives 3-Month Income Tax Filing and Payment Extension to Boston-Area Taxpayers as Result of Marathon Bombing
WASHINGTON — In response to the Boston Marathon terrorist act, the Internal Revenue Service has announced a three-month tax filing and payment extension to Boston area taxpayers. This relief applies to all individual taxpayers who live in Suffolk County, Mass., including the city of Boston. It also includes victims, their families, first responders, others impacted […]
Tax preparer, a former IRS agent, gets 24 years for defrauding clients and attempted murder
A former IRS agent who opened a tax preparation business was sentenced Friday to nearly 24 years in prison for defrauding clients out of more than $11 million and then attempting to hire a hit man to kill four of them.
Former orthodontist representing himself in $36M tax fraud case
While succeeded in obtaining a federal judge's permission to plead his own case, the court rejected a lengthy habeas corpus motion in which Dr. Unger disavowed the court's jurisdiction and used numerous Biblical references to support his effort to seek release pending trial.
Taxes are pretty tough for pro athletes
It's no secret that professional athletes can earn big paychecks. But in most cities and states they visit, they leave little pieces of them behind.
IRS disbars CPA for Circular 230 Violations, including false statements and unconscionable fees
The Internal Revenue Service today announced that its Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) obtained the disbarment of Certified Public Accountant Anthony A. Tiongson for charging unconscionable fees, giving irresponsible advice to clients and making false statements to federal and state authorities, among other things.