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Tax Fraud Blotter: Sick excuses

Accounting Today

Alvarez did not have a PTIN and admitted that in 2019 and 2020 she misrepresented taxpayers eligibility for education credits and deducted fictitious business expenses from their taxable income to reduce tax liabilities and inflate refunds. in employment taxes to the IRS for two employees of his accounting businesses.

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Friday Footnotes: CPAs Disappearing From CPA Firms; Grant Thornton Tries to Win Grant Thornton | 7.11.25

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Public Accounting Trends Data Reveals The CPA License Is Losing Ground [ INSIDE Public Accounting ] The CPA credential remains a cornerstone of the profession, but new data indicate its prominence is steadily declining. Between 2020 and 2024, the average percentage of staff holding CPA licenses across all firms dropped from 56.0

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Tax Fraud Blotter: Getting personal

Accounting Today

Until 2020, Conte was an attorney and member of the Massachusetts Bar. From around January 2003 through at least 2020, he earned income by offering services as a taxation, investment and real estate specialist. From at least 2016 through 2020, he filed no returns for himself or for his companies. All rights reserved.

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Tax Fraud Blotter: Negative waves

Accounting Today

In 2018, 2019 and 2020, Lee cashed more than $1.4 million in checks payable to his chiropractic practice at a check cashing business rather than depositing them into the practices bank account; he also deposited checks and e-payments into his personal bank accounts. All rights reserved.

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Tax Fraud Blotter: Prep perps

Accounting Today

After the company told him that the bank would not approve the loan without copies of his filed returns, Trifilo provided fabricated documents to make it appear as if he had filed federal returns for 2020 and 2021. From around 2010 to 2020, Alvarez was the CEO, owner and manager of ATAX New York, also d.b.a. All rights reserved.

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Caseware announces acquisition of LeaseJava

Accounting Insight

Cloud-based LeaseJava enables audit firms, corporations and non-profit/government entities to manage their leases and ensure compliance with accounting standards such as ASC 842, IFRS 16 and GASB 87. ” The acquisition marks Casewares eighth acquisition since Hg Capital acquired majority ownership in late 2020.

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On the move: KPMG elects next Americas chair

Accounting Today

NEW YORK Will Williams Will Williams was elected the next chair of KPMGs Americas region, beginning July 1 and succeeding Paul Knopp, who has held the position since 2020. management committee since 2020. All rights reserved. Williams has served as vice chair – operations for the U.S. firm and as a member of the U.S.