IRS
Bizarre $160M tax fraud scheme results in long prison terms
The scheme was as audacious as it was ambitious: Rob the Internal Revenue Service of $160 million in tax refunds based on the bizarre belief that the government had set up secret bank accounts for each American, accessible by utilizing the right tax forms.
The IRS and tax preparer regulation – Round 3: Congressman wants answers
IRS tax return preparer program takes another hit, but professional and consumer organizations support it.
Tax preparer gets 5 years in prison for filing fraudulent returns
A Macon, Georgia, tax return preparer was sentenced to five years in prison Wednesday and pay more than $200,000 restitution after he pleaded guilty to filing false claims for tax refunds, according to the U.S. attorney's Office.
H&R Block loses court case to get TurboTax ads blocked in Missouri
Earlier this week, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri denied an attempt by tax preparation chain H&R Block to stop Intuit from continuing to air two TV commercials for TurboTax.
The “Gifting Table” case: Tax expert testifies in Connecticut trial
Mary Jo Walker said she was "intrigued" by her long-time friend's invitation to join a women's group that offered shoulders to lean on and a way to make $40,000.
Maryland bookkeeper guilty of $150K embezzlement, tax fraud
A Maryland bookkeeper was sentenced to more than a year in prison for embezzling from a client and not reporting income on her personal tax returns. The federal charges also included interstate transportation of stolen money.
IRS: If claiming education tax credit, wait until mid-February
Filing starts today, Jan. 30, 2013, but many taxpayers will have to wait a few weeks longer.
IRS adds Tumblr to its social media – already on Twitter, Facebook, others
Guess who's the "Mayor of Taxland?" Well, it isn't the Internal Revenue Service, because they aren't on FourSquare, but they are on most of the other popular social platforms.