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Georgia Tax Preparer Guilty of Filing $3 Million in Fraudulent Returns

CPA Practice

27)—A tax preparer who admitted to filing more than $3 million in fraudulent tax returns on behalf of her clients is facing up to 30 years in prison for her crime. Crawford is not representative of most tax preparers who provide honest services to their clients. Staff reports The Albany Herald, Ga.

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Tax Fraud Blotter: Sick excuses

Accounting Today

EDT 6 Min Read Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email By any other name; poor Service; a saga continues; and other highlights of recent tax cases. Rockford, Illinois: Tax preparer Gretchen Alvarez, 49, has pleaded guilty to preparing and filing false income tax returns. All rights reserved.

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Nominations Open for 2024 “40 Under 40” and “20 Under 40” Awards

CPA Practice

Here are the rules and expectations: Candidates should be working in the accounting field, or supporting the field (public, private, tax preparation, consulting, academia, government) and have not turned 40 as of Oct. Nominees must have not turned 40 by Oct.

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Tax Fraud Blotter: Getting personal

Accounting Today

Upton, Massachusetts: Former attorney Paul Anthony Conte has pleaded guilty to evading taxes. 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. All rights reserved.

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Tax Fraud Blotter: Negative waves

Accounting Today

EDT 5 Min Read Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Seeking shelter; please be Gentle; where the heart is; and other highlights of recent tax cases. Nixa, Missouri: Tax preparer Tina Louise Yager has pleaded guilty to making false and fictitious claims against the U.S. In 2018, 2019 and 2020, Lee cashed more than $1.4

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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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Friday Footnotes: PCAOB Demands More Tedious Paperwork From Firms; PwC Partners Retire Early; KPMG Redeems Itself? | 11.22.24

Going Concern

That report found the station made roughly $760,000 in unsupported payments between July 2020 and June 2023, a large portion of which went to the station’s former General Manager, Jun Reina.) Talent Accountants ramp up offshoring to bring down costs [ Financial Review ] We’re doomed.

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