Practice Management

Some of our favorite recent tax fraud cases.

In my previous column, I described how I received a Mercedes as a fee to help a pair of businessmen resolve their tax withholding problems with the Internal Revenue Service, and I soon became an expert in IRS collection matters.

The House has passed legislation that would require taxpayers to provide a Social Security number to claim the Child Tax Credit in an effort to discourage fraud, as well as adjust the amount of the credit for inflation.

The Internal Revenue Service released draft versions Thursday of several forms for employers and individuals to comply with the Affordable Care Act, along with draft versions of more common forms such as the 1040 and 1040EZ for next filing season.

A former Internal Revenue Service employee was arrested and charged with participating in an identity theft conspiracy that used information stolen from the files of other IRS employees.

President Barack Obama attacked companies that use cross-border mergers to escape U.S. taxes, accusing them of being “corporate deserters who renounce their citizenship to shield profits.”

The House approved legislation to consolidate four different tax incentives for higher education into a single tax credit.

Highlights of some of our favorite tax-related blogs from the past week.

For tax preparers who aren’t interested in extending their tax business beyond the end of April, but who would like to keep themselves and their staff employed in some meaningful activity, accountant Craig Comer has a suggestion: go into another seasonal business.

The U.S. Senate advanced a narrow attempt by Democrats to limit tax breaks for companies moving jobs out of the U.S.