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Alpine Mar Acquires Elliot Melamed PA in Florida

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Jason Bramwell Fort Lauderdale, FL-based accounting firm Alpine Mar has expanded its client offerings to include assurance services after acquiring Elliot Melamed PA, a boutique CPA firm in Coral Springs, FL. .”

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Florida Department of Revenue Discusses Proposed Changes, Initiatives, and Programs

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In a tradition stretching back more than three decades, the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA) held its annual liaison meeting with the states Department of Revenue (DOR). Florida State Tax Relief The department also discussed tax relief, specifically Governor Ron DeSantis plans for exemptions, holidays, and programs.

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Special Report: 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards

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Tax Fraud Blotter: Negative waves

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Orlando, Florida: Medical equipment manufacturer Roger Whitman, 76, has been sentenced today to two months in prison for evading nearly $2.4 million in taxes on income he earned from his business. Whitman also has not filed an individual income tax return since 1997 and has made no tax payments since 2000.

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Tax Fraud Blotter: Who ya gonna call?

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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!" Brown had clients pay him a 10% fee of each refund.

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Tax Fraud Blotter: Boundless energy

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Florida: Attorney William Kalish, Tampa, indefinite from Oct. Liptrot, along with being a police officer, was owner and president of Liptrots Tax Services, where he fraudulently obtained two PPP loans in the name of "Liptrots Tax." Englander, Westlake Village, indefinite from Oct. 1, 2024; and CPA Walter W.

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Federal Tax Reform Timing Is Still Uncertain

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Federal tax reform will include the extension of tax provisions provided under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that are set to expire on Dec. If federal tax reform cannot be passed, the vast majority of individual and private businesses federal income taxes will significantly increase. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.)

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