Taxes November 11, 2026
Attention Tax Pros: It’s PTIN Renewal Time
Tax professionals who prepare tax returns must have a valid preparer tax identification number, which must be renewed each year. Current PTINs expire on Dec. 31, 2026.
Taxes October 28, 2026
Tax Preparer Admits Role in $5.5M COVID Fraud Case in Allentown, PA
Mayerlyn Cordero pleaded guilty to five counts felony wire fraud and one count felony conspiracy to file false claims in a scheme to defraud the federal government of COVID relief funds and tax returns.
Accounting October 27, 2026
Accountant Pleads Guilty in $7.2 Million Ponzi Scheme Affecting 89 Investors
Antonio Honorato Silveira, 50, of Turlock, CA, pleaded guilty Monday to federal wire fraud after operating a years-long Ponzi scheme that left investors owed more than $7 million.
Taxes October 14, 2026
How to Prepare and Launch a Trusted Tax Preparation Business
Starting a tax preparation firm can feel like walking a tightrope between serving people well and getting every detail right.
Small Business October 2, 2026
Michigan CPA Pleads Guilty in COVID-19 Loan Fraud Scheme
Federal officials said Jawan Simpson, 37, a tax preparer and CPA, defrauded the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program of more than $2 million.
Taxes September 14, 2026
Alabama Tax Preparer Sentenced to 57 Months for Filing False Tax Returns
Carlotta Elaine Lampley, 41, who opened a tax preparation service in Dothan, AL, in 2015, will have three years of supervised release following her 57-month prison sentence.
Taxes September 1, 2026
Illinois Tax Preparer Sentenced, Ordered to Pay $700K for Filing False Returns
A federal judge sentenced Dormeshia A. Haire of Belleville, IL, to three years in prison and ordered her to pay more than $700,000 in restitution after she admitted to filing false tax returns for years.
Taxes August 7, 2026
Minnesota State University’s Director of African American Affairs Out After Tax Fraud Conviction
Cortez Hollis also owned and operated Hollis Tax Time, a Minnesota tax preparation business prosecutors said was used to prepare false tax returns for clients.
Taxes July 22, 2026
Kansas City Tax Preparer Sentenced to Prison for Two Financial Fraud Schemes
A federal court sentenced Bianca Cobbins, 43, to nearly four years in federal prison following her involvement in two separate financial fraud schemes.
Taxes July 16, 2026
Las Vegas Tax Preparer and 11 Others Indicted in $14M COVID Loan Fraud Scheme
Tax preparer Charles Omonzokpia Usigbe and 11 others, accused of conspiring to fraudulently obtain more than $14 million in COVID relief loans, were indicted by a federal grand jury in Nevada, prosecutors announced Tuesday.
Taxes July 10, 2026
Michigan Tax Preparation Business Owner Charged with Fraud
A Shelby Township, MI, man who owns First Class Tax and Consulting and two of his employees are accused of conspiring to defraud the United States and preparing false tax returns, according to federal authorities.
Taxes July 2, 2026
Former Tax Preparer Ordered to Repay $1.4M in ERC Tax Fraud Case in Mississippi
Patricia Jones, 44, of Lamar, MS, who submitted fraudulent tax forms to steal more than $1.4 in pandemic relief funds, was sentenced to more than four years in federal prison this week and ordered to pay full restitution.