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Tax Fraud Blotter: Sick excuses

Accounting Today

He operated an online marketing business for software installation, earning several million dollars from 2013 through 2015. He failed to collect, account for and pay over payroll taxes to the IRS on behalf of each of these companies from 2014 to 2022, a total of at least $3.5 million payroll tax scheme.

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Tax Fraud Blotter: Negative waves

Accounting Today

In 2012, the IRS assessed nearly $800,000 in taxes against Whitman for 2002 through 2009 and began trying to collect. Beginning in late 2013, he conspired to promote an illegal tax shelter with which clients would claim false deductions for "royalty payments" to fraudulently reduce their taxes.

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How Straight Through Processing Automates Delivery and Receipt of Payments for a Busy Small Business  

AvidXchange

Because their accounting software didn’t integrate with their credit card processor, each transaction needed to be handled manually, requiring Clark or someone else at Capital Lock to collect 16-digit credit card numbers over the phone or via email and enter them into their system. “We joined the AvidPay Network in 2013.

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The 6 Best Outsourced Accounting Firms to Consider in 2023

Jetpack Workflow

Some of the main tasks outsourced teams can handle on your behalf include: Invoice management Expense reporting Check processing Order management Collections management Preparation of Financial Statements Outsourced accounting firms can help you prepare financial statements for your clients. The 6 Best Outsourced Accounting Firms 1.

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How to Fight Accounts Payable Fraud

AvidXchange

Workers compensation fraud: Falsifying employee information or records to collect benefits or avoid legal accountability. According to an FBI message, between 2013 and 2016, BEC attacks targeted 22,292 U.S. Money fraud: Using fake printed money. This can include unapproved payroll or job status.

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Accounting Practice Management Software: The Top 17 Roundup

Future Firm

Senta has 3 main building blocks for your projects which you’ll need to be familiar with: Services: A collection of jobs (ex: a quarterly sales tax filing). Jobs: A collection of tasks (ex: 1 sales tax filing). Obtain your client’s e-signature on 8879 as well as collect needed documents. A list view of upcoming tasks & jobs.

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The Complete Guide to Electronic Payment Systems

AvidXchange

According to AFP, over the past decade, fraud risk for checks has spiked—rising from 60% in 2013 to 78% in 2017. While both payment methods have the same goals in mind, organizations have to determine which is the better one to go with. Here are a few points to consider. There are a couple of reasons.

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