Taxes December 18, 2025
The confirmation follows Monday’s posting of a draft IRS Form W-2G, reflecting changes mandated by the OBBBA, which amended federal information-reporting requirements for certain payments, including casino gambling winnings.
May 18, 2013
Even after the dismissal of the acting IRS Commissioner and a top deputy who oversaw the tax-exempt division, the problems at the Internal Revenue Service seem to keep growing.
May 17, 2013
A Florida investigation into a $3 million Medicaid fraud scheme surrounding an Orlando woman and her mental-health service business has led to the arrests of several of her employees, who are accused of double-billing and taking kickbacks.
May 17, 2013
He was sentenced to one year and one day of prison by United States District Judge Arthur J. Schwab for evading taxes on several lottery and gambling winnings. The retiree also was given a $3,000 fine and ordered to pay full restitution of $132,445 in back taxes, penalties and interest.
May 16, 2013
With the many new employer tax laws and credits that have gone into effect over the past couple of years, there's little doubt that some small businesses are still unsure of many reporting requirements. For those considering the federal Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC), there's now an easier way to stay in compliance.
May 15, 2013
Birmingham, Ala.-based Regions Financial Corp. has agreed to pay the Louisiana Firefighters' Retirement System $25 million to settle a complaint alleging that it was defrauded by a former portfolio manager, The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune reported April 26.
May 14, 2013
Lawmakers on Friday were presented with a dramatic tax reform proposal co-sponsored by bipartisan group of legislators.
May 10, 2013
Critics contend that delays and inadequate rules have hindered what could be a powerful way to fight tax fraud
May 8, 2013
Under Cuccinelli's proposal, the income tax rate would drop from 5.75 percent to 5 percent over four years starting in 2014, and the corporate income tax rate would drop from 6 percent to 4 percent.
May 6, 2013
A Miami federal grand jury is investigating South Florida's preeminent affordable-housing developer, the Carlisle Development Group, on allegations that it bilked the U.S. government out of millions of dollars in tax subsidies used to finance more than a dozen rental projects in Miami-Dade and Broward counties.
May 5, 2013
A member of an anti-government movement known as the "Sovereign Movement," has been sentenced to 98 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in a money laundering conspiracy.
May 3, 2013
In a recently released report to Congress, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) says that while the IRS has collected billions of dollars from offshore tax evasion, it may be missing even more.
May 2, 2013
A federal court in San Francisco has granted an order authorizing the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to serve a summons seeking information about US taxpayers who may hold offshore accounts with FirstCaribbean International Bank (FCIB), a subsidiary of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.