Legal Watch
The latest tax crime cases, including developments at the Supreme Court and in state courts around the country. Follow the latest tax litigation and legal decisions from the Tax Court.
IRS Employee Charged with Embezzlement in Amazon Spree
An Internal Revenue Service employee has been charged with embezzling government funds for using a government-issued purchase card to go on a shopping spree at Amazon.com. Read more »
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Bill Would Let EAs Promote Themselves Everywhere
June 14, 2013Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and Rep. Charles Boustany, R-La., have introduced legislation aimed at... Read more »
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Trends in Tax Fraud Prosecutions
June 12, 2013Rodger Heaton, a partner at the law firm Hinshaw & Culbertson, discusses how the Justice... Read more »
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Yankees Co-Owner Steinbrenner Beats IRS in Tax Refund Suit
June 10, 2013New York Yankees co-owner and managing partner Hal Steinbrenner prevailed in a lawsuit brought by... Read more »
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Yelp Wanted: More E-Marketing Tools
June 7, 2013Preparers are exploring many online tools to e-market, and on the heels of familiar avenues such... Read more »
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Excuses, Excuses
June 7, 2013While generally notices and other communications from the IRS are considered received by the... Read more »
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IRS Loses to Yankee Doodle Dandy
June 6, 2013George M. Cohan (1878–1942) is known to the public as the composer of classic songs like... Read more »
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Rise of State Tax Tribunals
June 5, 2013Several factors have led an increasing number of states to implement specialized state tax... Read more »
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Tax Court Finds Tax Lien Wasn’t Delivered by Son to Father
June 3, 2013The Tax Court sided with a taxpayer after the IRS Appeals Office sustained the filing of a notice... Read more »
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Tea Party Groups File Lawsuits against IRS
May 30, 2013An advocacy group has filed a lawsuit in federal court on behalf of 25 Tea Party and conservative... Read more »
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Oscar Pistorius Reportedly Fined for Unpaid Taxes
May 28, 2013South African runner Oscar Pistorius was reportedly fined a little under 1 million rand (or about... Read more »
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Attacking the IRS: Ignorance or Stupidity?
May 28, 2013Speaking about the Internal Revenue Service’s alleged targeting of conservative political... Read more »
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More Tax Preparers File Brief in Support of Lawsuit against IRS
May 24, 2013A group of tax practitioners, including CPAs and Enrolled Agents, along with a former IRS agent... Read more »
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Dynamic Tension in the Tax World
May 23, 2013What do the Senate hearings on offshore profit shifting and a Supreme Court case decided on May... Read more »
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Supreme Court Says U.K. Windfall Tax Creditable
May 21, 2013The Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, has held that a one-time U.K. windfall tax paid by... Read more »
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Protecting Clients from Tax-Related Identity Theft
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Tax-related identity theft is a continuing problem, and a trustworthy tax preparer is an important part of the solution.
10 Simple Revenue Boosters to Start Now
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Are your prospects choosing another accounting firm just because of price? There are ways to boost your image to earn a premium fee and leave low-price competitors behind.
Tax Season by the Numbers
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The IRS recently released statistics covering the year to May 10, 2013.
Top 10 Tech Initiatives -- 2013
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The AICPA's annual list of IT priorities for accounting firms.
