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Voting Opens for 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards!
Voting in the 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards is now open. Readers can vote for the programs, hardware, services, and other technologies they use and trust.
February 3, 2013
Oklahoma Governor wants cut in state income tax
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin and House and Senate GOP leaders again will push for a cut in the state income tax when lawmakers return to the Capitol on Monday for the start of a new legislative session.
February 3, 2013
Idaho proposes veteran employment bills
When Sen. Marv Hagedorn, R-Meridian, was transitioning from military duty to civilian life, he saw a slideshow that listed veterans benefits in all 50 states. The list for Idaho stood out.
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 3, 2013
North Carolina woman charged with tax fraud
A Rocky Mount woman was charged in federal court Friday for allegedly preparing federal income tax returns totaling $40,867.
February 3, 2013
Indian Lands tax credit extended to employers
Oklahoma officials want to remind area employers the Federal Indian Lands Tax Credit has been extended.
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 Top Tax & Accounting News of January 2013
The top news stories on CPA Practice Advisor for the month of January 2013.
February 1, 2013
Bizarre $160M tax fraud scheme results in long prison terms
The scheme was as audacious as it was ambitious: Rob the Internal Revenue Service of $160 million in tax refunds based on the bizarre belief that the government had set up secret bank accounts for each American, accessible by utilizing the right tax forms.
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.
February 1, 2013
Businesses upped bonuses and dividends before fiscal cliff deal was reached
As 2012 ended and businesses and employees alike waited for Congress to resolve the crisis over the "fiscal cliff," many did what any good businessperson would do: they paid themselves early.
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 31, 2013
Americans willing to raise payroll taxes to save Social Security
Even though wage earning taxpayers are already paying an extra 2 percent this year after the expiration of the payroll tax cut, a new survey shows that Americans are willing to pay more to preseve Social Security.