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Japanese Restaurant Owner Avoids Raw Tax Deal

CPA Practice

When taxpayers who don’t possess sufficient records are pushed to the brink, they may pull this tax-saver out of their back pocket. Facts of the new case: The taxpayer operated a Japanese hibachi and sushi restaurant in a leased space in an Alabama shopping mall. The returns were prepared by a professional.

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Tax Fraud Blotter: Getting personal

Accounting Today

West Long Branch, New Jersey: Resident Matthew Tucci has pleaded guilty to tax evasion. For 2015 and 2016, he filed tax returns that stated he owed more than $2 million in taxes for both years but did not fully pay the taxes. In total, Leard caused a tax loss to the United States of more than $1.5

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Tax Fraud Blotter: Who ya gonna call?

Accounting Today

Brown and other ghost preparers who worked with him falsified 63 federal income tax returns for clients, causing the Treasury to issue $1,003,631 in false tax refunds. He owned and operated We Are Taxes and boasted that "Everyone Gets a Check!" According to the IRS, the payroll taxes due on the wages totaled $2,048,182.

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Tax Fraud Blotter: Hard lessons

Accounting Today

Mobile, Alabama: Brandy Davis, 42, has been sentenced to five years of probation in connection with tax fraud. She operated Davis Tax Service with her cousin, Kenneshia Davis, at three locations in Mobile. income tax return. income tax returns and falsely reported that the $150,000 payment was for legal fees.

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What’s new in sales tax in 2025?

TaxConnex

Mississippi passed a bill to eliminate the state income tax but also trim the state’s high taxes on groceries but potentially raise municipalities’ sales taxes. Kansas finally dropped its sales tax on some groceries to zero. Some states tweaked their sales tax compliance systems to help retailers. Define ‘easier.’

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Understanding use tax

TaxConnex

One quick explanation of the difference is an example from Alabama : The consumers use tax is imposed on tangible personal property brought into Alabama for storage, use, or consumption in the state when the seller did not collect seller’s use tax on the sale of the property. California state income tax return.”.

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Alabama Amends Alabama Accountability Act – Increased Alabama Income Tax Credit Available

Dent Moses

Governor Ivey recently signed Senate Bill 261 into law, which increases the tax credit for contributions made to Scholarship Granting Organizations (“SGO”). Effective in 2022, an Alabama taxpayer may claim up to 100% of the individual’s Alabama tax liability for contributions made to an SGO, not to exceed $100,000 per year.