Two dozen former and current IRS workers have been charged with bilking U.S. taxpayers out of more than $250,000 in a federal fraud and theft case out of Memphis, Tenn.
A judge on Friday modified an earlier order and said the Internal Revenue Service does not have to shut down a new program for registering and testing tax preparers, but he also said preparers need not take the tests or pay related fees.
Should the Internal Revenue Service regulate Elmer Kilian, a retired Korean War Vet who hangs an “Eagle Tax Services” sign on his home in Eagle, Wisc. every tax season and prepares 80 to 100 income tax returns on his dining room table? It...
The Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service announced the indictment of three Israeli-American tax preparers, who are charged with helping U.S. taxpayers hide millions of dollars in two Israeli banks.
NEW YORK (MainStreet) -- Taxes are hard enough without having to deal with a lousy -- or worse, unethical -- tax preparer that could set you up for an unpleasant audit down the line. How do you know you've landed a rotten fish?
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The portion of taxpayers choosing to file their taxes electronically from their home computers jumped 6% compared with this time last year, according to IRS statistics through Feb. 25. Read that story and more in Taxing Times.
NEW YORK (MainStreet) -- Uncle Sam and his individual states have been cracking down on shady financial advisers, and now they're taking aim at tax preparers. California is leading the way in making sure its tax preparers are on the up and up too....
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