Bruce Grant in Serious Hot Water in Chicago
I’ve begun so many stories of fraud the same way, “it’s a story we’ve come to know so well.” I’m tired of all this fraud. I don’t know if it just seems that so many “big fish” have been caught lately, or the IRS is really cracking down, but I am, firstly, saddened by the […]
Just Announced: Report On Fraud in the ITIN Department
Yesterday afternoon, the findings of the investigation of the ITIN Department of the IRS were released in a report that showed blatant and easily detectible fraud. The report finds that the “higher-ups” involved in the ITIN tax fraud cared more about processing as many applications as possible, as opposed to properly processing only acceptable ones. […]
House Passes Bill to Extend Bush Tax Cuts to All Income Levels
The Republican held House passed a bill today extending the Bush tax cuts to all taxpayers at all income levels. This is in response to the Democratic bill that was passed through the Senate last week where the tax cut extensions would have left out MFJ filers with income over $250K. The stalemate continues between […]
Tax Preparer Sentenced for Filing False Tax Refunds Using Client Identities
It’s a story we’ve come to know so well. The friendly tax preparer who you think you can trust ends up filing false returns and having your money deposited into his account. Once again, we see another preparer, this time unlicensed, doing the wrong thing the wrong way. Job Lopez was sentenced to 6 months […]
Tax Preparer Implications of the Supreme Court Upholding Affordable Care Act
This morning the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. The most debated issue was the individual coverage mandate element of the law which levies penalties to taxpayers who are required to purchase insurance coverage but fail to do so. Administration of the Affordable Care Act will be serviced by the IRS; […]