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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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In that capacity, Urban was responsible for maintaining the company’s general ledger, preparing financial statements, and reconciling the company’s accounts payable and receivable and bank statements. William Eric Fulton, 59, of Agoura Hills, pleaded guilty to one count of making false statements.

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Friday Footnotes: Why People Leave Public Accounting; Audit Workloads Up; Terrorist Clients (Literally) | 12.2.22

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If they do, their financial statements can remain private or be shared only with regulators. Florida state tax website bug exposed filers’ data [ TechCrunch ]. Las Vegas Tax Preparer Sentenced to Prison for Multiple Fraud Schemes [ Department of Justice ].

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Rapidly Growing an Accounting Firm: An Interview with Glenn Hetzel

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After graduating from the University of Miami, Glenn joined a large regional accounting firm and then their largest client – an international conglomerate in the containerized cargo business based in Florida. Prices for tax preparation work start at $700 for individuals ($1,500 for business clients) and will vary based on the package.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Semper Fi-nancial; EY Gets a D in Auditing; Deepfake CFOs Are a Thing | 2.26.24

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The milestone — something the Defense Department and the other armed services still have not achieved — comes after almost two decades of trying to prepare the Corps’ records and several failed audits along the way. Aaaaand now there’s one less tax preparer in Florida to handle the load.

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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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IRS warns tax professionals to be aware of EFIN scam email; special webinars offered next week [ IRS ] 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.