January 15, 2013
With a trial in set to begin on Jan. 24 over a "Women's Gifting Table," attorneys and a judge in Hartford, Connecticut discussed on Monday the jury selection process and admissible testimony.
January 15, 2013
Former IRS Agent and Certified Public Accountant Sherry Peel Jackson, who spent nearly four years in prison for failing to file her income tax returns, chose her words carefully while speaking to an anti-tax group on Monday night.
January 15, 2013
A Massachusetts man was convicted today of defrauding the Internal Revenue Service out of nearly $2 million by lying on corporate tax forms about how many workers he employed, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
January 15, 2013
Boston Fed chief Eric Rosengren painted a generally encouraging picture for the U.S. economy, noting "signs of underlying strength" despite lingering fiscal uncertainty as the calendar flipped to 2013.
January 15, 2013
For more than a decade, hospitals all over the world have depended on medical instruments developed by Camarillo, California-based Kinamed Inc.
January 14, 2013
Accountants and business leaders say small businesses can take steps to protect themselves from employee theft. Good accounting practices are a must.
January 14, 2013
The end of the 2 percent payroll tax cut, a provision in Congress' fiscal cliff deal, will be felt by most wage earners, and the local businesses those workers shop at.
January 14, 2013
A southeastern Illinois accountant faces a 40-count federal indictment alleging that he stole more than $1.5 million from an elderly client and used the money on personal expenses.
January 12, 2013
Pennsylvania residents who file personal income tax returns were able to begin filing electronically for the 2012 tax year this week, despite the delay until Jan 30 for federal 1040 returns. Taxpayers using the combined Federal/State e-file service will need to wait until the end of the month.
January 11, 2013
FedEx Express has donated a Boeing 727-200F to California Baptist University for use by its new aviation science program. The cargo jet made its final taxi today after landing at the Riverside Municipal Airport. The aircraft will be on permanent display at the airport and will provide a working laboratory for aviation science students.
January 10, 2013
Federal tax credits for energy-efficient home improvements are back. Reinstatement of the popular credits was a little-noticed part of the American Taxpayer Relief Act, the last-minute legislation that kept America from tumbling over the fiscal cliff at the start of the year.
January 10, 2013
An unexpected boost in state revenue has prompted the state's Republican leadership to embrace the possibility of tax relief during the just-started 83rd Legislature, but critics of the idea say the money should first be used to restore state services that underwent deep cuts two years ago.