February 3, 2013
Bad spelling leads IRS to tax and ID theft scheme
Had they been better at spelling, a Westerville man and a Reynoldsburg woman accused of stealing more than 500 identities in a tax-fraud scheme might not have been caught.
February 2, 2013
U.S. income tax turns 100
Most living Americans think that an income tax has always been there... but no. In 1913, the U.S. Congress passed the first permanent income tax.
February 1, 2013
The IRS and tax preparer regulation – Round 3: Congressman wants answers
IRS tax return preparer program takes another hit, but professional and consumer organizations support it.
January 31, 2013
Tax preparer gets 5 years in prison for filing fraudulent returns
A Macon, Georgia, tax return preparer was sentenced to five years in prison Wednesday and pay more than $200,000 restitution after he pleaded guilty to filing false claims for tax refunds, according to the U.S. attorney's Office.
January 30, 2013
Florida woman faces potential 351 years in prison for tax fraud
A Fort Lauderdale, Florida, woman was convicted of heading an identity theft tax fraud scheme that netted $11 million in federal tax refunds and involved the filing of approximately 2,000 fraudulent tax returns, federal prosecutors said.
January 30, 2013
Five W-2 tips for wage earners
Verify, check and review. With tax season getting underway, the American Payroll Association has offered a few tips to help wage earners "get the most from their Form W-2."
January 30, 2013
IRS: If claiming education tax credit, wait until mid-February
Filing starts today, Jan. 30, 2013, but many taxpayers will have to wait a few weeks longer.
January 30, 2013
IRS adds Tumblr to its social media – already on Twitter, Facebook, others
Guess who's the "Mayor of Taxland?" Well, it isn't the Internal Revenue Service, because they aren't on FourSquare, but they are on most of the other popular social platforms.
January 29, 2013
Accounts of KeyBank customers breached in New York state
More than two dozen KeyBank card users, mostly from the New York town of Tonawanda and a few from Amherst, have had their accounts breached, according to local police, in what may be the latest round of fraud stemming from a breach at a prominent local fast-food restaurant.
January 29, 2013
Bar owner charged with tax evasion & fraudulent wage reporting
The charges claim that between January 1, 2006 and April 15, 2007, he spent more than $533,000 on "personal expenses" on a credit card, but only had reported income of $188,000.
January 25, 2013
Tax fraud cases show need for preparer regulation
There are hundreds, if not thousands, of cases each year of uncredentialed "kitchen counter" tax preparers misleading consumers and filing illegal returns. Just this week, we have three more examples:
January 24, 2013
Payroll clerk accused of identity theft
Authorities filed multiple identity theft charges against a High Point woman who worked as a payroll clerk.