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Tax Fraud Blotter: Sick excuses

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EDT 6 Min Read Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email By any other name; poor Service; a saga continues; and other highlights of recent tax cases. Rockford, Illinois: Tax preparer Gretchen Alvarez, 49, has pleaded guilty to preparing and filing false income tax returns. The tax loss totaled $356,881. All rights reserved.

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Tax Fraud Blotter: Negative waves

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EDT 5 Min Read Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Seeking shelter; please be Gentle; where the heart is; and other highlights of recent tax cases. Nixa, Missouri: Tax preparer Tina Louise Yager has pleaded guilty to making false and fictitious claims against the U.S. million in taxes on income he earned from his business.

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Tax Fraud Blotter: Prep perps

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EDT 6 Min Read Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Bank job; the magic is gone; not a beautiful day in the Neighborhood; and other highlights of recent tax cases. CPA Timothy Trifilo has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for making a false statement on a mortgage loan application and for not filing an income tax return. .:

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Tax Fraud Blotter: Boundless energy

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EDT 5 Min Read Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Another Naughty list; a couple of sharks; Miami vice; and other highlights of recent tax cases. San Jose, California: Execs Lalo Valdez and Matthew Olson have pleaded guilty to not paying over employment taxes to the IRS. Olson caused a total tax loss to the IRS exceeding $2.1

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Bet on growth through experimentation at firms

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Since 2021, nearly a quarter of the 100 biggest U.S. By Michael Cohn 5h ago Tax Treasury will need to come up with guidance on Big Beautiful Bill The Treasury Department and the IRS will need to roll out guidance to explain the bills newer provisions and how they differ from earlier tax legislation. All rights reserved.

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M&A roundup: Meaden & Moore; Platform Accounting expand

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In 2021, it acquired Long Cook & Samsa in Wooster, Ohio, and in 2015 it acquired LBC International Investigative Accounting in Canada, London and Paris. Madison Street Advisors offers tax planning and preparation, focusing on audit mitigation strategies and reduction of audit profiles. All rights reserved. Canada, and the U.K.

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Finance Strategy in an Uncertain Economy: What Today’s Leaders Need to Know

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The pandemic-induced inflation of 2021 was supposed to be temporary. Credit: Sage Policy Group Inflation has remained above the Fed’s 2% goldilocks zone since 2021. Supplier Relationships Are a Strategic Part of Financial Resilience “When businesses fail, it’s often not because they’re late on taxes,” Basu said.