February 12, 2013
TurboTax this year unveiled a product called CPA select. While this has some benefits for consumers who want a CPA to do their taxes but don’t want to guess at what the cost will be, there are some benefits for up-and-coming CPA firms as well:
February 12, 2013
A bill in the North Dakota state legislature that would suspend the state's income tax has failed in committee.
February 12, 2013
Small-business owners were slightly more optimistic about the economy last month but their outlook remained poor, according to a private survey released Monday.
February 12, 2013
A man who cashed an income tax refund check for nearly $4 million pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court on Monday to making a false claim against the IRS and to filing fraudulent, retaliatory liens against two federal judges and two federal prosecutors after his indictment for the false tax return.
February 12, 2013
An Ohio CPA was found guilty by a federal jury for leading a financial scam that took more than $40 million from investors in Ohio, North Carolina and Virginia.
February 11, 2013
A Charlotte, North Carolina, woman has been convicted in federal court jury of a Medicare fraud scheme that cost the government at least $650,000, prosecutors say.
February 11, 2013
A woman who was convicted of stealing more than $800,000 from a local drug store has been sentenced to serve at least 15 years in prison.
February 11, 2013
The combined cities of Bridgeport, Stamford and Norwalk, Connecticut, within commute distance of New York City, has the nation's highest percentage of households with high income at 17.9 percent, according to a report from the U.S. Census Bureau.
February 11, 2013
The rebate program benefits eligible Pennsylvanians age 65 and older; widows and widowers age 50 and older; and people with disabilities age 18 and older. The income limit is $35,000 a year for homeowners and $15,000 annually for renters, and half of Social Security income is excluded.
February 10, 2013
The Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group says that large companies aren't paying their fair share of the state's taxes.
February 10, 2013
On Jan. 6, the IRS issued a notice seeking comments on dual-use property as it considers issuing new guidance to reduce disputes between equipment dealers and the agency.
February 9, 2013
A South Florida ring accused of plotting to fleece $34 million from the U.S. government by filing phony tax returns in the names of thousands of dead people was indicted this week.