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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. c)2023 The Arizona Daily Star (Tucson, AZ). Visit www.tucson.com.

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BeachFleischman Adds Fellow Arizona Firm Jeong Lizardi

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Founded in 1983, Jeong Lizardi is an accounting and business advisory services firm that offers tax planning and tax preparation services, full accounting and auditing services, and business management and advisory services to individuals, as well as family owned businesses and large business entities with multiple locations.

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IRS Direct File Launches for Low-Income Taxpayers in 12 States

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It’s back to regular IRS deadlines this year, but with a new tool for many low- and moderate-income households: a service that will prepare and file their tax returns online for free. That sort of virtual hand-holding is similar to what you’d get by using commercial tax preparation software.

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IRS Cautions Tax Pros About New EFIN Email Scam

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The IRS warned that scammers are posing as tax software providers and requesting EFIN documents from tax professionals under the guise of a required verification to transmit tax returns. Mountain & Arizona│9 a.m. Mountain & Arizona│10 a.m. Mountain & Arizona│11 a.m. Mountain & Arizona│12 p.m.

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

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According to the IRS, Arizona, California, Massachusetts, and New York have decided to work with the agency to integrate their state taxes into the Direct File pilot program for the 2024 filing season. Supporters of the idea have said the option would make tax return services more equitable and accessible for all Americans.

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The accountant’s guide to state taxes on retirement income

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States with no tax on Social Security. In addition to the eight states above, plus New Hampshire, 39 states do not levy income tax on Social Security benefits. States with no tax on estate or inheritance. Blog Taxes on retirement income: Help for accountants advising clients.

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POINT: IRS Direct File Simplifies Doing Taxes, Saves Money

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Thanks to funding from the Inflation Reduction Act and as part of an ambitious modernization effort, this new public tool makes tax filing faster, easier and cheaper for eligible filers. The tax preparation software industry lobbied hard to block previous bipartisan public portal efforts dating back to the late 1990s.

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