Taxes

March 28, 2013 

Because of last-minute tax changes this year, 31 IRS forms needed for filing were delayed. Some taxpayers who had to wait for these delayed forms may file an extension.

Jim Buttonow

March 28, 2013 

IRS Expands Law Enforcement Assistance Program on Identity Theft to 50 States; Victim Assistance and Criminal Investigations Grow

Isaac M. O'Bannon

March 28, 2013 

A former secretary and bookkeeper at a parochial school in Middlesex, Pennsylvania says she, "Got carried away" and spent $315,000 in tuition money and cash over six years on her bills, clothing and jewelry, state police said.

March 27, 2013 

Oh, tax season. Almost everybody gripes, even those who are expecting a refund, and even tax professionals have a love-hate relationship with the season. It pays the bills and can be a lucrative career, but tax season is taxing, to make a bad pun.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

March 26, 2013 

PA Department of State Warns Businesses of "Annual Meeting Disclosure Statement" Scam

Isaac M. O'Bannon

March 26, 2013 

The sequester will affect the calculation of the small business health care credit that's refundable to qualifying tax-exempt employers.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

March 26, 2013 

The Internal Revenue Service has issued its annual “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams, reminding taxpayers to use caution during tax season to protect themselves against a wide range of schemes ranging from identity theft to return preparer fraud.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

March 25, 2013 

Secret Service agents say they are seeing an increase in counterfeiting because of easy access to modern printers and desktop publishing techniques.

March 25, 2013 

If you're one of the millions of Americans who bet in friendly office pools by submitting your NCAA tourney bracket picks, you still need to think about the IRS, because they might be thinking of you.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

March 25, 2013 

Red Flag Reporting fraud hotline service enables 24/7 reporting capabilities

March 24, 2013 

On Friday in Tampa, Florida, a U.S. District Court judge sentenced Floridian Russell B. Simmons, Jr. to 15 years in federal prison for defrauding the Internal Revenue Service and for aggravated identity theft. The court also ordered Simmons to forfeit a 2005 Bentley, more than $100,000 in jewelry, $25,000 cash, and more than $118,000 worth…

March 24, 2013 

Pittsburgh's former police chief Nate Harper may lose his pension, but that's the least of his worries. At least the place where he may soon be living won't charge rent.

Isaac M. O'Bannon