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Georgia Tax Preparer Guilty of Filing $3 Million in Fraudulent Returns

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27)—A tax preparer who admitted to filing more than $3 million in fraudulent tax returns on behalf of her clients is facing up to 30 years in prison for her crime. Crawford is not representative of most tax preparers who provide honest services to their clients. (TNS) ATHENS, GA (Nov. District Judge Tilman E.

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Sales tax ‘responsible party’ laws still going strong

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Most states’ sales tax registration forms ask for Social Security or driver’s license numbers (or both) of at least one corporate officer or executive. And in a case similar to one that might have involved sales tax, the president of a corporation was properly held liable for the corporation’s unpaid Ohio personal withholding taxes.

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What to know about responsible party laws

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That’s personally responsible, as many states’ sales tax registration forms ask for Social Security or driver’s license numbers (or both) of at least one corporate officer or executive. Owners’ individual tax returns have occasionally been compared to those of the company for evidence of “material involvement” in the business.

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Georgia Taxpayers in 28 Counties Get Extension Due to Hurricane Idalia

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The Internal Revenue Service today announced tax relief for individuals and businesses affected by Idalia in 28 of the state’s 159 counties in Georgia. 15, 2024, to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments. Quarterly estimated income tax payments normally due on Sept.

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IRS Extends Tax Deadlines for Hurricane Debby Victims in the Southeast

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On August 9, 2024, the IRS announced relief from certain tax filing and payment deadlines for individuals and businesses in all of South Carolina, most of Florida and North Carolina, and part of Georgia that were affected by Hurricane Debby.

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IRS Extends Tax Deadlines Until May For Helene Victims

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The IRS on Tuesday announced disaster tax relief for all individuals and businesses affected by Hurricane Helene, including the entire states of Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, as well as parts of Florida, Tennessee, and Virginia. 24 in Georgia; Sept. 22, 2024, in Alabama; Sept. 23 in Florida; Sept.

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Sales and Use Tax Updates from March

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Municipalities in Alaska, which has no statewide sales tax, have begun banding together to impose tax on remote online sales into their jurisdictions. Georgia lawmakers have introduced H.B. 594 , which would impose the Georgia sales tax on digital goods or services. 10 to report use tax.