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Mississippi Tax Preparers Sentenced to Prison for False Tax Return Conspiracy

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A group of Mississippi tax return preparers were sentenced to prison on February 22, 2024, for charges related to a conspiracy to prepare and file false tax returns for clients in Jackson, Mississippi. Each was also ordered by U.S. District Court Judge Daniel P.

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Weather victims in Mississippi, Iowa get tax relief

Accounting Today

The IRS is pushing back both filing and payments deadlines for impacted taxpayers.

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Mississippi AG Preps Antitrust Suit Against Google

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The Mississippi Attorney General (AG) revealed that his office is preparing an antitrust case against Google , accusing the tech giant of controlling a “pipeline” of data. “We We attorneys general have authority under consumer protection acts to do both,” said Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood, according to CNBC , on Monday (March 18).

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Vitamins, supplements and sales tax – the latest

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Mississippi exempts vitamins and supplements purchased with food stamps; Vermont does so for purchases through the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).

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State Employees In Mississippi Targets Of Direct Deposit Scam

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News comes this week from Mississippi that state workers are being targeted by similar fraud attempts. In other attempts, noted at the time, fraudsters impersonated company executives and tried to solicit W-2s from payroll or human resources (HR) employees, with the aim of filing fraudulent returns on behalf of those employees.

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Eide Bailly Forms Wealth Management Partnership With PE-Backed Sequoia Financial Group

CPA Practice

The RIA has 15 offices in nine states, mostly east of the Mississippi. This partnership is a key strategic move that will expand our wealth management footprint meaningfully, especially west of the Mississippi River, where Eide Bailly has a large presence in major wealth markets,” said Tom Haught, CEO of Sequoia Financial.

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IRS needs to do more on 'Lifting Communities Up'

Accounting Today

The Internal Revenue Service is falling short on its initiative to expand jobs, services, and assistance to taxpayers in underserved populations in the Mississippi Delta, according to a new report.