Taxes

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December 10, 2012 

5 Year-end tax tips for small businesses

Eight in ten Americans consider it extremely or very important that Congress and President Obama agree on a plan to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff -- automatic budget cuts and the expiration of Bush-era tax increases set for Jan. 1. But the difficult task of finding compromise before the deadline means year-end tax planning for…

 Florida CPA gets 1yr in prison for role in foreclosure scheme

December 10, 2012 

Florida CPA gets 1yr in prison for role in foreclosure scheme

A Florida was sentenced on Friday to serve a year and a day in prison for his role in a foreclosure rescue scheme that victimized desperate homeowners on the brink of losing their homes, the Justice Department announced. Coombs was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kenneth A. Marra in the Southern District of Florida.

 Blackbaud Index Shows Charitable Giving Down

December 5, 2012 

Blackbaud Index Shows Charitable Giving Down

The most recent Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving shows that charitable giving decreased 3.8% for the three months ending October 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011.

 CPA gets 4.5 year prison sentence in fraud case

December 2, 2012 

CPA gets 4.5 year prison sentence in fraud case

A certified public accountant and purported outside auditor for Provident Capital Indemnity Ltd. was sentenced in Richmond, Va., to 54 months in prison for his role in an approximately half-billion-dollar fraud scheme that affected more than 3,500 victims throughout the United States and abroad