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Mississippi, Texas storm victims get tax relief

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Penalties on payroll and excise tax deposits due on or after March 14 and before April 10 in Mississippi will be abated as long as the tax deposits were made by April 10. In Texas, penalties on payroll and excise tax deposits due on or after March 26 and before April 10 will be abated as long as the tax deposits were made by April 10.

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Tax Fraud Blotter: Negative waves

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million in checks payable to his chiropractic practice at a check cashing business rather than depositing them into the practices bank account; he also deposited checks and e-payments into his personal bank accounts. In 2018, 2019 and 2020, Lee cashed more than $1.4

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Tech News: Prager Metis teams with Kearns Technology

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Tax Fraud Blotter: Who ya gonna call?

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Gregory knew that Elijah Farm employed nobody and paid wages to no one and had not made federal tax deposits to the IRS in the amounts stated on his return. By Jeff Stimpson July 10, 2025, 6:14 p.m. From November 2020 to April 2022, Gregory made false claims to the IRS for the payment of nearly $65.3 million on personal expenses.

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After 'successful' season, new IRS problems loom: TAS

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Refunds averaged $2,942; slightly more than 81 million refunds were issued via direct deposit. The service received nearly 141 million individual income tax returns and processed about 138 million this tax season, according to the National Taxpayer Service "Objectives Report to Congress" for Fiscal 2026.

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Tax Fraud Blotter: No solution

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She deposited the refund check into a trust bank account and immediately transferred most of the balance to a separate bank account, both of which she controlled. She and her co-conspirator deposited a second fraudulently obtained $1 million refund check from the IRS, payable to the co-conspirator.

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The state of the 'Big Beautiful Bill' and more

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The one thing that does not appear on the K one is if the estate or trust made federal tax deposits, so the 10 41 has to be filed showing that estimated taxes were paid. Now in the final year of the return, all the income goes to the beneficiaries, but that also includes if there are any unused capital losses. That also appears on the K one.

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