June 30, 2013
Hey IRS, get off my cloud
In the wake of the resignation of the IRS Commissioner for the agency’s alleged targeting of conservative organizations, there is this chilling IRS policy position that the ACLU recently discovered:
June 27, 2013
Former Hawaii police major pleads guilty to tax evasion, lying to FBI
A former Honolulu police major who retired in 2011 amid allegations that he extorted money from the operator of an illegal gambling house pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to felony charges.
June 26, 2013
Taxpayer Advocate cites lack of checks and balances in IRS nonprofit screening
National Taxpayer Advocate Identifies Priority Issues for Upcoming Year; Reports on Exempt Organization Review Concerns
June 25, 2013
New IRS Commissioner outlines steps toward accountability, reform
Internal Revenue Service Principal Deputy Commissioner Danny Werfel today issued a report outlining new actions and next steps to fix problems uncovered with the IRS’ review of tax-exempt applications and improve the wider processes and operations in place at the IRS.
June 25, 2013
IRS: Tax fraud turns to murder charges in California
When Oakland, California rapper Brondon "Thudda Boy" McDaniel decided on his own last year to commit tax fraud, using a scheme he and two others devised a year earlier, he didn't realize the decision would result in his death, a prosecutor said Monday.
June 23, 2013
Massachusetts couple sues accountant for tax troubles
A Middleton, Mass., couple who admitted to federal tax charges that sent the husband to prison and the wife to a halfway house have blamed their accountant for their predicament.
June 23, 2013
Payroll service provider gets 6.5 year prison sentence, $26.7M restitution to IRS
A federal judge on Friday sentenced Robert R. Sacco, the owner of a Dayton, Ohio-based payroll company, to 6 1/2 years in prison and ordered him to pay $26.7 million to the Internal Revenue Service.
June 9, 2013
IRS to cancel two e-Services products used by many tax professionals
IRS canceling Disclosure Authorization of Form 2848 and Electronic Account Resolution (EAR). Tax practitioners react strongly, petition the IRS to reverse course on e-Services scale back
June 6, 2013
Health reform rules still a mystery to many small businesses
If you run a company with 50 or more full-time employees and have not done your homework on health reform, you might soon regret it.
June 5, 2013
Oklahoma man gets 6.5 year sentence for ID theft and tax fraud
Oklahoma City resident Daniel Wayne Ausmus, 44, was sentenced to serve 78 months in prison for aggravated identity theft, mail fraud and submitting false claims to the United States.
June 5, 2013
BKR Announces Partnership with AlliantGroup
BKR chooses alliantgroup as exclusive provider of R&D tax services
June 2, 2013
Improved e-filing at IRS to help 2014 income tax season
Enhancements to electronic filing that the Internal Revenue Service has implemented over the past year should improve the tax filing process in early 2014, when Americans file their 2013 income tax returns, according to a new report by the watchdog agency that oversees the IRS.