Stopping Tax Offenders and Prosecuting (STOP) Identity Theft Bill of 2014
Identity theft is a problem that affects millions of Americans and that nondescript number is growing exponentially. Years ago, there were fewer people filing fewer fraudulent returns, but now, with the ease of e-file and the lax security of some office’s document retention procedures, there are thousands of people who have built a type of […]
The Obama, Congress, Koskinen Tax Triangle
In decades past, and the last year especially, it has become clear that congressional office holders have more trouble working with each other than against each other. While that would be totally acceptable if our mail goal as a nation, as a people was complete stagnation, this is a real problem when applied to our […]
Tax Preparer Sentenced for Filing False Tax Refunds Using Client Identities
It’s a story we’ve come to know so well. The friendly tax preparer who you think you can trust ends up filing false returns and having your money deposited into his account. Once again, we see another preparer, this time unlicensed, doing the wrong thing the wrong way. Job Lopez was sentenced to 6 months […]
Jackson Hubbert Office Owner Jailed 15 Years for Fraud
Interesting story about a Dallas tax business owner who named his business Jackson “Hubbert” and landed himself a significant jail sentence and a $500K fine for inventing tax credits for clients. check it out at: Jackson “Hubbert” story.