April 4, 2013
Pennsylvania launches new health insurance website
PA Insurance Department Launches New Health Insurance Website
April 4, 2013
Anthem’s insurance rate hike on small businesses draws criticism from California commissioner
California's insurance commissioner Tuesday criticized another rate increase by Anthem Blue Cross, even while acknowledging he's powerless to stop it.
April 3, 2013
Community banks increased small business lending by $8.9 billion via Treasury Department program
Increased Lending Represents an Estimated 38,000 Additional Small Business Loan over Baseline Levels
April 3, 2013
California political consultant pleads no contest to embezzlement charges
A California political consultant pleaded no contest Tuesday to embezzling $23,000 from a Merced County, California agricultural committee, although it remains to be seen whether she'll spend any time in jail.
April 1, 2013
Some Pennsylvania businesses to see decrease in Workers Comp rates
Workers' Compensation Insurance Rates to Decline for Some PA Employers in April
March 30, 2013
Sales taxes to rise in 20 California cities on April 1, no fooling
For money-minded shoppers, it could be a great weekend to buy a car, stock up on gardening tools, maybe spring for a new washer/dryer or even a few pair of designer jeans.
March 29, 2013
Texas computer store owner guilty of $250,000 tax evasion
Texas businessman faces tax evasion sentence of up to five years in prison and three years supervised released, plus up to a $100,000 fine and restitution.
March 28, 2013
IRS expands ID Theft law enforcement program to all states, helping local agencies
IRS Expands Law Enforcement Assistance Program on Identity Theft to 50 States; Victim Assistance and Criminal Investigations Grow
March 27, 2013
“Love, Sex & the IRS” – A play, to be performed by college students in Pennsylvania. lol
Oh, tax season. Almost everybody gripes, even those who are expecting a refund, and even tax professionals have a love-hate relationship with the season. It pays the bills and can be a lucrative career, but tax season is taxing, to make a bad pun.
March 26, 2013
Pennsylvania and Louisiana businesses receiving scam disclosure statement notices
PA Department of State Warns Businesses of "Annual Meeting Disclosure Statement" Scam
March 26, 2013
The Dirty Dozen … The IRS warns of top tax scams
The Internal Revenue Service has issued its annual “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams, reminding taxpayers to use caution during tax season to protect themselves against a wide range of schemes ranging from identity theft to return preparer fraud.
March 24, 2013
Car dealer gets 15 years in prison for tax fraud and ID theft
On Friday in Tampa, Florida, a U.S. District Court judge sentenced Floridian Russell B. Simmons, Jr. to 15 years in federal prison for defrauding the Internal Revenue Service and for aggravated identity theft. The court also ordered Simmons to forfeit a 2005 Bentley, more than $100,000 in jewelry, $25,000 cash, and more than $118,000 worth…