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 to Serve Summons at Wells Fargo Looking for Offshore Accounts at CIBC FirstCaribbean
A federal court in San Francisco has entered an order authorizing the Internal Revenue Service to serve a summons seeking information about U.S. taxpayers who may hold offshore accounts at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce FirstCaribbean International Bank, seeking records of FCIB’s U.S. correspondent account at Wells Fargo. Read more »
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SEC Charges Minn. CFO with Violating Internal Controls
October 1, 2012The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged the chief financial officer of a... Read more »
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IRS and DOJ to Combat Identity Theft Next Tax Season
September 28, 2012The U.S. Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service are working to head off identity... Read more »
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Ex-Olympus Execs Plead Guilty in Accounting Fraud
September 26, 2012Camera and medical equipment maker Olympus Corp.’s former chairman Tsuyoshi Kikukawa pleaded... Read more »
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Hobby Losses: The Tax Court Clearly Hates Kittens
September 26, 2012Taxpayers can generally deduct ordinary and necessary expenses for conducting a trade or business... Read more »
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Tax Preparer Sentenced for Stealing Refunds
September 25, 2012A California tax preparer has been sentenced to 18 months in prison and a year of supervised... Read more »
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Tax Court Disallows Married Couple's Airfare
September 25, 2012The Tax Court has upheld an Internal Revenue Service decision to disallow the travel expenses of... Read more »
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IRS Penalties: Speak Softly and Carry Form 8275
September 25, 2012For tax professionals and paid preparers in particular, an item that should be of growing concern... Read more »
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Attorney Pleads Guilty in Tax Shelter Scheme
September 17, 2012Donna Guerin, 52, of Elmhurst, Ill., has pled guilty to conspiracy and tax evasion charges... Read more »
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Lawmakers Call on N.Y. AG to Stop 501(c) (4) Investigations
September 17, 2012U.S. Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich., chairman of the House Ways & Means Committee, and U.S. Senator... Read more »
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TIGTA: Security Insufficient on Electronic Powers of Attorney
September 17, 2012Taxpayer information may be a risk of unauthorized disclosure and misuse when tax professionals... Read more »
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How CPAs Can Protect Against Identity Theft and Tax Fraud
September 14, 2012With more than 127 million personal information records exposed in 2011, identity theft has led... Read more »
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How to Be Found Not Guilty
September 14, 2012Few criminal tax cases are defended successfully, with the government boasting a conviction rate... Read more »
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UBS Whistleblower Secures $104 Million IRS Award
September 11, 2012Bradley Birkenfeld, the former UBS AG banker who told the Internal Revenue Service how the bank... Read more »
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Former IRS Employee Sentenced for Fraudulently Receiving Unemployment Benefits
September 7, 2012A California woman has been sentenced to prison for claiming and receiving unemployment benefits... Read more »
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Marcum’s Nanette Lee Miller and Janis Cowhey McDonagh sat down with managing editor Tamika Cody to discuss some of the obstacles women in the accounting profession face when trying to make their way into leadership positions.
IMA’s Jeff Thomson on the Role and Skills of Management Accountants
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Institute of Management Accountants president and CEO Jeffrey Thomson discusses why accounting students should consider management accounting as a career, and the IMA's partnership with John Wiley & Sons.
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ConvergenceCoaching partner Jennifer Wilson talks with Accounting Today senior editor Danielle Lee about how female accountants can position themselves better for a promotion at their firms.
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Top 10 Tech Initiatives -- 2013
May 5, 2013
The AICPA's annual list of IT priorities for accounting firms.
Common E-mail Security Mistakes
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These five bad habits can make your confidential information -- and that of your clients -- easy to steal.
The Art of the Tax Cartoon
April 9, 2013
A selection of tax cartoons from Philly tax firm Drucker & Scaccetti's 'Finding Humor in Taxes' exhibit.
