Tax scams

Creative parking violations; scams at day care; “additional” cash fees; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

A new report from IBM’s security research group sheds light on how tax scam emails are proliferating.

Repeat-offender preparer pleads guilty; false filing among many charges in $3 million fraud; Belize accounts; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Inflating and stealing refunds, three sentenced for faking Scheduled C figures; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

An ITS preparer sentenced, an injunction for ‘serial tax fraud,’ and other highlights of recent cases.

Tax attorneys who didn’t file, 19 suspended preparers in Maryland, and other highlights of recent tax fraud cases.

A California tax prep office is robbed, plus our weekly roundup of tax fraud cases.

Ranking state taxes; Schedule M-2 spreadsheets; corporate income tax with no physical presence; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Fraudster faces charges for soliciting taxpayer info for false returns, plus other highlights of other recent cases.

In this time of great upheaval in our nation’s history, find peace in the things that remain constant—one of them being that someone will always try to use taxes to steal money.