Taxes January 16, 2026
Intuit Opens a Brick and Mortar TurboTax Office in New York City, Plans On Locations Nationwide
Intuit says it plans to launch nearly 600 Expert Office locations, and 20 new TurboTax stores in locations across the nation.
January 4, 2013
IRS expands eligibility for worker reclassification program
The IRS has announced a revision to its voluntary classification settlement program (VCSP) that provides partial relief from federal employment taxes for eligible taxpayers who agree to prospectively treat workers as employees.
January 3, 2013
Maine simplifies legal definition of ‘independent contractor’
As of Monday, Maine has adopted a new standard for who can be considered an independent contractor for Workers’ Compensation, unemployment insurance and other purposes. Until this week, the Maine Department of Labor, the Maine Workers’ Compensation Board and Maine Revenue Services each had different standards for who can be considered an independent contractor. This...…
January 3, 2013
NY man receives 18 month sentence for filing false tax return
Potsdam, NY, resident Timothy M. Schmidt plead guilty to signing and filing a false federal income tax return.
January 2, 2013
Blackbaud Index shows charitable giving up 1.7% in November and online giving up 13.3%
Online giving is leading the way for charitable donations, according to the latest findings by the Blackbaud Index.
Taxes January 2, 2013
Road Runner: U.S. Goes Over Fiscal Cliff, Spins Feet, Gets Back to Solid Ground
From Jan. 2013: After failing to reach a fiscal agreement and "stepping over the cliff," lawmakers figuratively spun their feet in the air, then reached an agreement.
December 31, 2012
Las Vegas man barred from preparing tax returns for others
Man is accused of various violations at his tax practice, including preparing false tax-return forms with fabricated businesses and income, selling deceptive loan products, preparing false W-2 forms and filing tax returns without customer consent or authorization.
December 31, 2012
Sales tax rises to 8 percent in Richmond County on New Year’s Day
Augusta, Georgia, shoppers will pay an extra penny on every dollar starting Tuesday as collections begin for a new sales tax to fund special transportation projects over the next decade.
December 28, 2012
Las Vegas real estate agent gets 5 years in mortgage fraud scheme
A Las Vegas real estate agent who took part in a mortgage fraud scheme that netted more than $10 million in fraudulent home loans was sentenced Wednesday by a federal judge to serve more than five years in prison.
December 27, 2012
Caregiver accused of stealing over $150K from elderly client
A 49-year-old caregiver is facing theft charges for allegedly defrauding her 90-year-old client of more than $150,000.
December 26, 2012
Tech companies’ tax breaks on overseas profits likely to continue
With the "fiscal cliff" looming and the Obama administration desperately searching for new revenue, once-sacred cows -- from the home mortgage interest deduction to Social Security to Medicare -- all have been subjected to scrutiny.
December 26, 2012
Executives at Debt Collection Agency Admit Roles in $10 Million Client, Lender and Investor Fraud Scheme
Randall Silver, 43, of New Hyde Park, N.Y., pleaded guilty on December 13 to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, bank fraud and money laundering, and one count of wire fraud. SILVER was a Vice-President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer at the Oxford Collection Agency, Inc.
December 25, 2012
Former SunTrust vice president sentenced for embezzlement
A former SunTrust Bank Vice President was sentenced to 10 months in federal prison for embezzlement and other related crimes Wednesday.