March 23, 2014
Ex-Con Tax Preparers Put Clients at Risk
Fresh out of prison, two felons went to work for uncredentialed tax offices, using fraudulent deductions to create bigger tax refunds for clients.
March 20, 2014
N.Y. Town Clerk Accused of Embezzling $117K
New York state police, based on information developed by a state comptroller's audit, have arrested a former clerk/treasurer of the now-dissolved village of Altmar, Oswego County, and charged her with embezzling $117,615 in village funds.
March 18, 2014
UltraTax and AdvanceFlow Integration Gives Firms Cloud Tax & Audit Options
ax and accounting software developer Thomson Reuters has announced new integration between its UltraTax CS tax prep software and its AdvanceFlow cloud-based engagement management software.
March 18, 2014
8 Common 1031 Property Exchange Mistakes
A 1031 exchange is a swap of one business or investment asset for another without tax. Right? Sure, but there are very specific rules and conditions and if, like many investors, you make one of these common mistakes, you could be paying a significant penalty.
March 18, 2014
Don’t Miss These Six State Income Tax Items
State income taxes are often overlooked by the general public, but professional tax return preparers should not make the same mistake. Nevertheless, it is easy to miss tax benefits or liabilities associated with state income taxes, especially as they relate to federal Form 1040.
March 18, 2014
The Biggest Tax Mistakes for Small Businesses
There are strategies that these business owners can take to help alleviate many of these tax time woes, and a big one is by staying in more frequent contact with their accountant. That's according to a new nationwide survey of accounting professionals.
March 17, 2014
How to Tell Clients Their Last Tax Pro Made Mistakes
This topic has been coming up a lot in the past week or so. And it’s a bit disconcerting to tax professionals who invest time with new clients like this.
March 17, 2014
New Jersey Lawyer Sentenced to 6 Months for Tax Evasion
U.S. District Judge Freda L. Wolfson imposed the prison term on Gottesman and also ordered that he be placed on supervised release for three years when he gets out of prison and that he pay $27,385 owed to the IRS. That amount represents taxes Gottesman owes from 2006 to the present, according to Fishman.
March 17, 2014
Indiana Cracks Down on Sales Tax Violators
Businesses that fail to pass along sales taxes collected from customers to the state could be next in line for the Indiana Department of Revenue's ramped-up enforcement efforts.
March 14, 2014
Most Corporate Compliance Officers Expect Increased Personal Liability
Increased cost of compliance, ongoing regulatory change and growing importance on reporting place added demands on compliance teams.
March 11, 2014
Accounting and IT Professionals Join Forces to Fight Data Theft
Executives worried about data security are driving a spike in demand for skilled number crunchers who are well-versed in technology, according to a Chattanooga, Tenn.-based firm.
March 11, 2014
Want to Make the IRS Better? Volunteer for the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel
The Internal Revenue Service seeks civic-minded volunteers to serve on the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP), a federal advisory committee that listens to taxpayers, identifies major taxpayer concerns, and makes recommendations for improving IRS services.