Taxes February 6, 2026
IRS Issues Proposed Rules on Clean Fuel Tax Credit
The Treasury Department and the IRS released proposed regulations Feb. 3 on the clean fuel production credit under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
February 18, 2013
Facebook and Twitter hacked: Is user data safe? Java bug and online security back in spotlight
Facebook reported late on Friday that its servers had been attacked in a "sophisticated attack" in January, but that it does not believe that users data was compromised. The company did not address why it took several weeks to alert the public.
February 15, 2013
City comptroller gets 19-year sentence for fraud; CPA auditors being sued
Rita Crundwell, the former comptroller for the small city of Dixon, Illinois, has received a prision sentence of 19 years and 7 months for embezzling millions from the city. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge Philip G. Reinhard.
February 15, 2013
Iowa lawmakers consider property tax plan that cuts $250 million
Iowa state senators have offered a revised $250 million, five-year plan to reduce commercial property taxes for most Iowa businesses via an annual state tax credit.
February 15, 2013
National Tax Lien Association to host annual conference in Miami
The National Tax Lien Association (NTLA) will host its annual conference at the Eden Roc Renaissance Resort and Spa in Miami, Florida, April 3–5, 2013.
February 15, 2013
Newlyweds arrested for suspected tax fraud, ID theft
Two days after their house was searched, Jermell Cornelius Hickman married his girlfriend, Ebonie Hampton.
February 15, 2013
Former IRS agent pleads guilty to theft of funds
A Kansas woman formerly employed by the Internal Revenue Service faces up to 10 years in federal prison and fines after admitting she stole thousands in public funds, a federal prosecutor said Thursday.
February 14, 2013
Switzerland helping IRS find U.S. tax evaders
The U.S. and Switzerland have signed a pact to crack down on tax evaders by making Swiss banks reveal more information about offshore accounts held by Americans, the Treasury Department said Thursday.
February 14, 2013
Ohio Governor wants tax on newspapers
Ohio Gov. John Kasich's new tax overhaul plan, which includes expanding sales taxes to services like tax preparation, accounting and legal services, would also apply sales taxes to newspapers.
February 14, 2013
The NFL and Taxes: Carolina Panthers seek state aid, want tax increase
Two North Carolina state lawmakers say any effort to raise Charlotte's prepared food tax to help upgrade Bank of America Stadium would require a vote by the public.
February 14, 2013
$3B budget surplus for January
The United States posted a $3B federal budget surplus for the month of January, marking the first surplus in about five years.
February 14, 2013
ObamaCare: Cost of insurance in California health exchange
Paving the way for the 2014 opening of California’s online insurance marketplace, officials on Wednesday rolled out the standard benefits that must be included in each policy and detailed what policies would cost for all those eligible for federal subsidies. A married couple with an annual income of $62,040, for instance, would pay $491 a...…
February 14, 2013
New York payroll provider gets 30 months in prison
A man who was supposed to pay federal income taxes on behalf of several small business owners but didn't is going to prison for up 30 months.