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Tax Fraud Blotter: Getting personal

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Sole owner of Zion Outfitter, an outdoor retailer in Springdale, Utah, he handled the company finances and provided CPAs with information and records to prepare tax forms to submit to the IRS. He underreported his taxable personal income, which resulted in his evading at least $1.9 million in income tax.

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Tax Fraud Blotter: Negative waves

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EDT 5 Min Read Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Seeking shelter; please be Gentle; where the heart is; and other highlights of recent tax cases. Nixa, Missouri: Tax preparer Tina Louise Yager has pleaded guilty to making false and fictitious claims against the U.S. All rights reserved. and to wire fraud. Herman Estes Jr.

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Preparing Your Client for a Tax Audit: Walking the Taxpayer Through IRS Audits 101

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This refundable tax credit was designed to help businesses whose employees were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, but within just a few years, the government had detected over $2.8 Taxpayers and tax preparers alike will want to check the news to keep tabs on the credits and deductions the IRS is currently scrutinizing.

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Top Remote Tax and Accounting Candidates of the Week | June 5, 2025

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TAX & ACCOUNTING CANDIDATES FTE Tax and Accounting / Senior | Candidate ID #18173947 Certifications: CPA Education: BBA Finance Experience (years): 5 years accounting and tax experience Work experience (detail): All in public accounting 6 tax seasons experience, 3 working remotely Prepared complex returns for HNWIs, partnerships, S and C Corps (..)

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Top Remote Tax and Accounting Candidates of the Week | July 10, 2025

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TAX CANDIDATES FTE Tax and Advisory | Candidate ID #24421361 Certifications: CPA Education: BBA Accounting Experience (years): 30 years accounting experience Work experience (detail): 10+ in public accounting Manages a book of clients, tax prep, sign off, advisory Leads client tax planning and transaction advisory Researches and presents tax savings (..)

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Tax Fraud Blotter: Who ya gonna call?

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For the "Standard" option, Brown had his preparers falsely claim sick and family leave credits and other false items. 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. All rights reserved.

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Tax Fraud Blotter: Hard lessons

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Grand Prairie, Texas: Four tax preparers convicted of defrauding the IRS of nearly $8 million have been sentenced to a combined 105 months in prison. Adenisimi pleaded guilty last year to falsely preparing returns and admitted to fraudulently obtaining two Paycheck Protection Program loans totaling $760,415. income tax return.