Taxes

 Unlicensed Milwaukee Tax Preparer Charged for $1 Million Fraud

February 4, 2014 

Unlicensed Milwaukee Tax Preparer Charged for $1 Million Fraud

A Milwaukee tax preparation service filed thousands of returns based on phony claims of self-employment that generated as much as $1 million in undeserved refunds, according to the results of an undercover IRS investigation launched in 2011.

 CBIZ Acquires Non-Attest Business of Tampa Accounting Firm

February 3, 2014 

CBIZ Acquires Non-Attest Business of Tampa Accounting Firm

Accounting and business process outsourcing firm CBIZ has announced that it acquired the non-attest business of Tampa, Florida-based Lewis, Birch & Ricardo, L.L.C., effective February 1, 2014. The firm's attest business is being acquired by Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C. CBIZ Inc. and Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C. said they will operate using an alternative practice structure.

 Ohio Ranks Among Worst for Personal Finances

February 3, 2014 

Ohio Ranks Among Worst for Personal Finances

Financial security remains elusive for almost half of Ohio households, which often are one medical issue, pink slip or other crisis away from plunging into severe poverty, according to a new report from the Corporation for Enterprise Development.

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January 31, 2014 

The NFL is Tax-Exempt? Congressman Seeks Change in Tax Law

On the Wednesday before Super Bowl XLVIII between the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos, some in Congress question whether the league that runs the most-watched American sport, which generates as much as $9 billion in revenue each year, is deserving of its nonprofit, tax-exempt status.

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 New Hampshire Considers Taxing Nonprofit Hospitals

January 31, 2014 

New Hampshire Considers Taxing Nonprofit Hospitals

An analysis of charity care at the state's 24 nonprofit hospitals, conducted in cooperation with the New Hampshire Hospital Association, shows that hospitals here are more charitable than the national average and less profitable, although there are wide variations from one New Hampshire hospital to another.

 Keeping SSNs and TINs Secure is Critical

January 30, 2014 

Keeping SSNs and TINs Secure is Critical

As the IRS struggles to curb rising tax-identity theft rates, business tax e-filing service efile4biz.com is protecting its users by taking every possible precaution to keep stored data from falling into the wrong hands.