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Accountants Behaving Badly: Police Department Accountant Couldn’t Be Bothered, PPP Loan Fraud, and a Creepy Tax Preparer

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It’s been a while since we’ve done an Accountants Behaving Badly megapost ( 381 days ago , actually), here’s some bad behavior you may have missed. Twice-Convicted Accountant Is Charged With Embezzling More Than $1.1 Palos Hills Accountant Indicted In $7.8M This stock photo is incredible.

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Tax Savings for Accountants with Gambling Clients

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American gaming has boomed since sports betting and online gambling were legalized. Complex tax laws for filing and deducting gambling winnings and losses provide new hurdles for taxpayers. Without knowing that information, you can’t serve your client the legal help required to avoid paying IRS tax debts.

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Everything You Need for an SBA Loan Application

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Fortunately, with the help of indinero’s accounting services for small businesses , it doesn’t have to be so difficult. Those include: Gambling Real estate Lending institutions “Adult” businesses Non-profits What Documents Do You Need for an SBA Loan? Be prepared to provide your personal tax returns for the past two tax years.

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Friday Footnotes: How Much Big 4 Spent on Lobbying Last Year; Super Bowl Bets; CFOs Feeling Good | 2.9.24

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Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. Comments are closed on Friday Footnotes and the Monday Morning Accounting News Brief by default. My buddy from undergrad works office security at one of the Big 4 accounting firms in Midtown.

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Top 10 Outrageous Things You Are Taxed On | You Won’t Believe This

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But in 1931, Capone was found guilty of 22 counts of federal income tax evasion and was convicted to 11 years in federal prison, in addition to $215,000 plus interest due on back taxes. You see, despite publicly displaying his wealth, Capone never filed a Federal tax return. If not, you may owe taxes on the benefits.

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Overview of U.S. taxes on foreign income for individuals

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From understanding what foreign income is to navigating various tax forms and deductions, it is important for accountants to understand the ins and outs of U.S. federal income tax return ( Form 1040 ). tax return. Who needs to file Form 2555?

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Start Now to Make Your 2024 Tax Return Easier to Do

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Last year is a closed book for most transactions that will be reported on your 2023 tax return. However, there are some things you could do now that would simplify your tax return for 2024 and later years and also reduce the fees you pay a professional preparer. Here are some actions to consider.