Taxes
Licensing Tax Preparers: It’s necessary, and it’s going to happen soon
More than half of all tax returns filed with the Internal Revenue Service are prepared by professionals. That’s a substantial number of returns, so it is sad to see the number of preparers who make significant errors.
IRS considering taxing employee perks like free meals, massages and other ‘motivators’
For thousands of Bay Area techies blessed to be working for benevolent behemoths like Google and Facebook, there could be an end to the free lunch. And the free shuttle to work. And maybe even the free haircut.
Fraud by unlicensed tax preparers is rising
Unethical tax preparers that pop up during tax season have found targets this year among unsuspecting people, particularly Latinos and lower-income filers.
IRS raids 6 tax preparer offices in St. Louis
IRS agents raided six tax preparation businesses Friday morning, seizing computers and other documents.
Pennsylvania launches new health insurance website
PA Insurance Department Launches New Health Insurance Website
Anthem’s insurance rate hike on small businesses draws criticism from California commissioner
California's insurance commissioner Tuesday criticized another rate increase by Anthem Blue Cross, even while acknowledging he's powerless to stop it.
Community banks increased small business lending by $8.9 billion via Treasury Department program
Increased Lending Represents an Estimated 38,000 Additional Small Business Loan over Baseline Levels
California political consultant pleads no contest to embezzlement charges
A California political consultant pleaded no contest Tuesday to embezzling $23,000 from a Merced County, California agricultural committee, although it remains to be seen whether she'll spend any time in jail.