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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.
H&R Block loses court case to get TurboTax ads blocked in Missouri
Earlier this week, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri denied an attempt by tax preparation chain H&R Block to stop Intuit from continuing to air two TV commercials for TurboTax.
The “Gifting Table” case: Tax expert testifies in Connecticut trial
Mary Jo Walker said she was "intrigued" by her long-time friend's invitation to join a women's group that offered shoulders to lean on and a way to make $40,000.
Maryland bookkeeper guilty of $150K embezzlement, tax fraud
A Maryland bookkeeper was sentenced to more than a year in prison for embezzling from a client and not reporting income on her personal tax returns. The federal charges also included interstate transportation of stolen money.
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.
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.
IRS seeks back taxes from O.J. Simpson… so does California
O.J. Simpson may be in prison, but the IRS still has him in it's sights. The tax agency has filed a lien against his earnings claiming he has a debt of $17,015.99 for taxes owed in 2011. Without comment on the 99 cent part of the debt- how was O.J. liable for that tax debt in 2011, since he's been in jail since 2007?
IRS appeals court ruling: Professionals and consumers agree with testing of tax preparers
This was the last thing this tax season needed: Uncertainty for tax professionals, other tax preparers and tax-paying Americans. AICPA, NSA, NAEA and other organizations want IRS testing program.