March 25, 2013
Large accounting firm in Arizona launches anti-fraud program for businesses
Red Flag Reporting fraud hotline service enables 24/7 reporting capabilities
March 24, 2013
Pittsburgh police chief failed to file income taxes from 2008-2011, facing charges
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.
March 24, 2013
Car dealer gets 15 years in prison for tax fraud and ID theft
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 22, 2013
Greatland Announces Strong 2012 Results, Plan to Accelerate Acquisition Efforts in 2013
Increased revenue in 2012 has Greatland Corporation planning on further accelerating its growth through strategic acquisitions during 2013.
March 21, 2013
IRS to waive late payment penalty for filers who had delayed forms, and file tax extension
The Internal Revenue Service says it is goint to waive the late-payment penalty for individuals and businesses who request a tax filing extension because they are have forms attached to their returns that weren't available until February.
March 20, 2013
Consumer spending index stabilized in February
Initial unemployment claims, improving real wages help offset increased tax burden
March 19, 2013
Income Tax Refund Fraud Cases Growing
A rundown of the most recent and notable tax fraud cases.
March 19, 2013
CCH offers four last-minute income tax tips to taxpayers
April 15 is the last day to either file an income tax return or an extension, but millions of taxpayers still find themselves somewhere between putting the final touches on their tax return and just starting the process.
March 19, 2013
Seven Tax Saving Tips for Small Business Tax Returns
Thomson Reuters tax analyst lists tax deductions and credits to consider on 2012 returns.
March 18, 2013
Museum director pleads guilty to embezzlement
The former director of the Lewis County Historical Museum in Washington state, who had been accused of draining the museum's endowment fund of nearly a half of a million dollars, pleaded guilty last week to four counts of felony theft as a result of a plea agreement that came more than a year after the…
March 16, 2013
IRS deputizes local police and sheriff officers in Florida to help fight tax fraud
The Internal Revenue Service has deputized law enforcement officers from 10 Tampa Bay-area agencies as a part of the Tampa Bay Identity Theft Alliance, which investigates allegations under federal bank and money laundering laws and exercise authority outside their current jurisdictions as local officers.
March 16, 2013
New Jersey delaying income tax refunds by up to 3 months
New Jersey is delaying income tax refunds to more than 13,000 filers by as long as three months as part of an effort by the state Treasury Department to reduce what it says is the growing problem of tax-refund identity fraud.