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Feds Cracking Down on Unlawful Tax Return Preparers

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Unscrupulous preparers who include errors or false information on a tax return could leave a taxpayer open to liability for unpaid taxes, penalties and interest. Taxpayers must look out for unscrupulous preparers, who often will promise refunds that are too good to be true,” said Deputy Assistant Attorney General David A.

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Justice Department Continues Efforts to Stop Fraudulent Tax Preparers

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The Department of Justice is warning taxpayers to choose their return preparers wisely as the April 18 federal tax filing deadline approaches. Unscrupulous preparers who include errors or false information on a tax return could leave a taxpayer open to liability for unpaid taxes, penalties and interest.

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Tax Preparer Finds Out in the Worst Way Possible That ERC Wasn’t a Free Money Glitch

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A federal grand jury in Newark, New Jersey, returned an indictment Wednesday charging tax preparer Leon Haynes of Teaneck, New Jersey with fraudulently seeking more than $150 million from the IRS by filing more than 1,600 false tax returns for himself and his clients that claimed COVID-19-related employment tax credits.

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Tax Preparation Tips for 2023: Tax Tips to Prepare Your Business for Tax Season

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So it’s no wonder that the business tax season is a hot time for small business owners, just as it is for accountants , especially when you need to deal with all this manual data entry and reconcile the accounts without any discrepancies. But is there a way to escape tax filing season disturbance? How to file income tax?

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Arizona Tax Preparer Accused of Drug Smuggling Now in Trouble for Tax Fraud

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By David Wichner, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson (TNS) A tax preparer in Tucson, AZ, already awaiting trial on drug-smuggling charges has been indicted by a federal grand jury, accused of filing fraudulent tax returns to reap inflated fees. A phone message left for Nour at a number listed for Skyman Tax was not returned.

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How the “Wild West” of Tax Preparation Led to Massive ERC Issues

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James Creech, a senior manager with Baker Tilly’s tax advocacy and controversy team, explained that the origin of the current issues with the ERC can be traced back to before the health emergency and the absence of tax preparer oversight. “Tax preparation is kind of the Wild West,” Creech began.

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IRS to Try Out Its Free E-Filing Tax Return Program in 13 States Next Year

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The IRS announced in May that it was rolling out its own free online tax-filing system in a move that would put the agency in direct competition with online tax preparation software giants like TurboTax and H&R Block. Direct File will first be introduced to a small group of eligible taxpayers in filing season 2024.