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Special Report: 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards

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Growing pains at the highest-growth firms

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Practice management Top 100 Firms Growth strategies MORE FROM ACCOUNTING TODAY Practice management Katz, Sapper & Miller adds MichaelSilver Katz, Sapper & Miller, a Top 50 Firm based in Indianapolis, has formally entered the Chicago market by adding MichaelSilver, an advisory, tax and assurance firm in Deerfield, Illinois.

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Professionals on the Move – June 2025

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Randall is the national practice leader for the firm’s International Tax Service line and has more than 25 years of experience in public accounting. Mary Girsch-Bock Leave a Reply Cancel reply Δ Mary Girsch-Bock Contributing Writer Mary grew up in Chicago, graduating from the University of Illinois-Chicago.

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Tax Fraud Blotter: Who ya gonna call?

Accounting Today

Dolton, Illinois: Tax preparer Byron Taylor, of Homewood, Illinois, has pleaded guilty to preparing and filing false individual income tax returns for clients and for himself. He owned and operated We Are Taxes and boasted that "Everyone Gets a Check!" million on personal expenses.

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Tax Fraud Blotter: Hard lessons

Accounting Today

Most recently, Cynthia Bradley, 45, of Belleville, Illinois, was sentenced to 15 months in prison and ordered to pay $5,768,106.28 Mobile, Alabama: Brandy Davis, 42, has been sentenced to five years of probation in connection with tax fraud. in restitution. in restitution.

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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act May Create Confusion for State Income Taxes

Withum

In addition, three states,Illinois, Oregon and Utah, have expiring PTET regimes. Authors: Mike Mcloughlin | mmcloughlin@withum.com and Penny Sweeting , CPA | psweeting@withum.com Contact Us For more information on this topic, please contact a member of Withum’s State and Local Tax Services Team.

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Tax Fraud Blotter: Boundless energy

Accounting Today

Illinois: Attorney Matthew E. 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." Tomasello, Forest Park, and CPA Victor C. Smith, Woodstock, both indefinite from Jan. Hawaii: Enrolled Agent Michele K.

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