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IRS issues Whistleblower Alert, expands efforts to uncover fraud
💡 IRS issues Whistleblower Alert, expands efforts to uncover fraud. Review and take action if applicable to your clients.
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CPA Practice Advisor·Apr 16, 2026🔵 FYI
Accountant Who Was the Final Defendant in California’s Biggest Ponzi Scheme Sentenced to Prison
💡 Accountant Who Was the Final Defendant in California’s Biggest Ponzi Scheme S.... Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
CPA Practice Advisor·Apr 16, 2026🔵 FYI
Connecticut Accountant Gets Three Months in Prison for $1.3 Million Tax Evasion Scheme
💡 Connecticut Accountant Gets Three Months in Prison for $1.3 Million Tax Evasi.... Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
CPA Practice Advisor·Apr 15, 2026🔵 FYI
How the Biggest COVID Fraudster in the Country Swindled His Tax Clients, Too.
💡 How the Biggest COVID Fraudster in the Country Swindled His Tax Clients, Too.. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
CPA Practice Advisor·Apr 15, 2026🔵 FYI
Ex-Connecticut Tax Preparer Gets 18-Month Prison Sentence for Filing $1.06M in False Returns
💡 Ex-Connecticut Tax Preparer Gets 18-Month Prison Sentence for Filing $1.06M i.... Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
CPA Practice Advisor·Apr 10, 2026🔵 FYI
Connecticut Tax Prep Business Owner Indicted for Filing Fraudulent Returns, Feds Say
💡 Connecticut Tax Prep Business Owner Indicted for Filing Fraudulent Returns, F.... Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
CPA Practice Advisor·Apr 10, 2026🔵 FYI
Why Fraud Keeps Slipping Through Local Government Oversight
💡 Why Fraud Keeps Slipping Through Local Government Oversight. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
CPA Practice Advisor·Apr 9, 2026🔵 FYI
New Jersey Tax Preparer Sentenced in Largest COVID-19 Tax Relief Fraud Case in the Country, Feds Say
💡 New Jersey Tax Preparer Sentenced in Largest COVID-19 Tax Relief Fraud Case i.... Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
CPA Practice Advisor·Apr 8, 2026🔵 FYI
Ex-Accounting Executive Ordered to Pay Nearly $3M in Restitution After Defrauding IRS, Victims
💡 Ex-Accounting Executive Ordered to Pay Nearly $3M in Restitution After Defrau.... Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
CPA Practice Advisor·Mar 30, 2026🔵 FYI
House Budget Chairman Says Reconciliation Bill to Target ‘Fraud’ in EITC, Other Means-Tested Programs
💡 House Budget Chairman Says Reconciliation Bill to Target ‘Fraud’ in EITC, Oth.... Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
CPA Practice Advisor·Mar 27, 2026🔵 FYI
Fraud Vigilance is a Team Sport Now: What to Learn with AI
💡 Fraud Vigilance is a Team Sport Now: What to Learn with AI. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
CPA Practice Advisor·Mar 26, 2026🔵 FYI
Ex-Mayor of Indiana City Appeals Probation Sentence for Obstructing the IRS
💡 Ex-Mayor of Indiana City Appeals Probation Sentence for Obstructing the IRS. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
CPA Practice Advisor·Mar 25, 2026🔵 FYI
Feds File New Fraud Charges Against Illinois Tax Preparer
💡 Feds File New Fraud Charges Against Illinois Tax Preparer. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
Current Federal Tax Developments·Mar 25, 2026🔵 FYI
Statute of Limitations, Backdated Extensions, and the Fraud Exception in Agate Holdings, LLC v. Commissioner
💡 Statute of Limitations, Backdated Extensions, and the Fraud Exception in Agat.... Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
CPA Practice Advisor·Mar 23, 2026🔵 FYI
Virginia Tax Preparer Gets 2 Years for Helping Organize Roanoke Pandemic Fraud
💡 Virginia Tax Preparer Gets 2 Years for Helping Organize Roanoke Pandemic Fraud. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
CPA Practice Advisor·Mar 18, 2026🔵 FYI
IRS Flags Phishing, Impersonation in 2026 Dirty Dozen; Experts Explain Why Payroll Is a Prime Target
💡 IRS Flags Phishing, Impersonation in 2026 Dirty Dozen; Experts Explain Why Pa.... Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
CPA Practice Advisor·Mar 11, 2026🔵 FYI
A Tax Preparer Went to Prison for a $4.3M Scam. She’s Now Charged in a New $5.5M Scheme, Feds Say
💡 A Tax Preparer Went to Prison for a $4.3M Scam. She’s Now Charged in a New $5.... Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
CPA Practice Advisor·Mar 11, 2026🔵 FYI
Ex-Mayor of Portage, Indiana, Sentenced to 3 Years of Probation for Federal IRS Charge
💡 Ex-Mayor of Portage, Indiana, Sentenced to 3 Years of Probation for Federal I.... Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
CPA Practice Advisor·Mar 10, 2026🔵 FYI
Chicago-Area Tax Preparer Gets 10 Years in Prison for $14 Million Fraud Tied to COVID-19 Loans
💡 Chicago-Area Tax Preparer Gets 10 Years in Prison for $14 Million Fraud Tied .... Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
CPA Practice Advisor·Mar 9, 2026🔵 FYI
Former IRS Agent Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison
💡 Former IRS Agent Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
CPA Practice Advisor·Mar 5, 2026🔵 FYI
Tax Scams Victimize 1 in 4 Americans, McAfee Says
💡 Tax Scams Victimize 1 in 4 Americans, McAfee Says. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
CPA Practice Advisor·Mar 4, 2026🔵 FYI
2 in 5 Americans Have Experienced Financial Fraud in the Past 12 Months, Bankrate Report Finds
💡 2 in 5 Americans Have Experienced Financial Fraud in the Past 12 Months, Bank.... Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
CPA Practice Advisor·Mar 2, 2026🔵 FYI
AICPA’s Auditing Standards Board Outlines Plans for Short-Term Projects, Long-Term Strategic Priorities
💡 AICPA’s Auditing Standards Board Outlines Plans for Short-Term Projects, Long.... Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
CPA Practice Advisor·Mar 2, 2026🔵 FYI
N.J. Accountant Admits to Running a $10 Million Ponzi Scheme
💡 N.J. Accountant Admits to Running a $10 Million Ponzi Scheme. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
CPA Practice Advisor·Mar 2, 2026🔵 FYI
Accountant for a South Carolina College Stole Thousands of Public Money, Authorities Say
💡 Accountant for a South Carolina College Stole Thousands of Public Money, Auth.... Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
CPA Practice Advisor·Feb 26, 2026🔵 FYI
IRS Gives Taxpayers a More Streamlined Way to Report Tax Fraud and Scams
💡 IRS Gives Taxpayers a More Streamlined Way to Report Tax Fraud and Scams. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
CPA Practice Advisor·Feb 18, 2026🔵 FYI
New Report from The IIA and AuditBoard Reveals Growing Awareness of AI-Enabled Fraud, Varying Perception of Audit Preparedness
💡 New Report from The IIA and AuditBoard Reveals Growing Awareness of AI-Enable.... Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
CPA Practice Advisor·Feb 17, 2026🔵 FYI
FBI Creates Email Hotline for Accountant Jonathan Frost’s Investment Scheme Victims
💡 FBI Creates Email Hotline for Accountant Jonathan Frost’s Investment Scheme V.... Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
CPA Practice Advisor·Feb 17, 2026🔵 FYI
Emburse Releases AI-Powered Expense Compliance Solution
💡 Emburse Releases AI-Powered Expense Compliance Solution. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
CPA Practice Advisor·Feb 13, 2026🔵 FYI
Grant Thornton and ACFE Partner on Anti-Fraud Blueprint
💡 Grant Thornton and ACFE Partner on Anti-Fraud Blueprint. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
CPA Practice Advisor·Feb 12, 2026🔵 FYI
Chattanooga Accountant Jonathan Frost Free on $10K Bond After Pleading Guilty
💡 Chattanooga Accountant Jonathan Frost Free on $10K Bond After Pleading Guilty. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
CPA Practice Advisor·Feb 12, 2026🔵 FYI
Don’t Get Swept Off Your Feet by Romance Fraud, IRS Warns
💡 Don’t Get Swept Off Your Feet by Romance Fraud, IRS Warns. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
Current Federal Tax Developments·Feb 11, 2026🔵 FYI
Goodwill-Oikerhe v. Commissioner: A Case Study in Substantiation Failures and Civil Fraud Penalties
💡 Goodwill-Oikerhe v. Commissioner: A Case Study in Substantiation Failures and.... Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
CPA Practice Advisor·Jan 29, 2026🔵 FYI
ADM to Pay $40M Fine to Settle SEC Accounting Fraud Charges
💡 ADM to Pay $40M Fine to Settle SEC Accounting Fraud Charges. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
CPA Practice Advisor·Jan 28, 2026🔵 FYI
Former Chattanooga Accountant Signs Plea Deal for Federal Crimes
💡 Former Chattanooga Accountant Signs Plea Deal for Federal Crimes. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
CPA Practice Advisor·Jan 26, 2026🔵 FYI
Massachusetts Accountant Pleads Guilty to Prostitution, Drug Charges, Sentenced to 3 Years in State Prison
💡 Massachusetts Accountant Pleads Guilty to Prostitution, Drug Charges, Sentenc.... Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
CPA Practice Advisor·Jan 23, 2026🔵 FYI
Ex-Bookkeeper Gets 34 Months for Embezzling $860K From Connecticut Businesses, Feds Say
💡 Ex-Bookkeeper Gets 34 Months for Embezzling $860K From Connecticut Businesses.... Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
Accounting Today·Recently🔵 FYI
Tax Fraud Blotter: A little off the sides
💡 Tax Fraud Blotter: A little off the sides. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
Accounting Today·Recently🔵 FYI
IRS fraud rings move beyond tax refund theft
💡 IRS fraud rings move beyond tax refund theft. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
Accounting Today·Recently🔵 FYI
Tax Fraud Blotter: Check, please
💡 Tax Fraud Blotter: Check, please. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
Accounting Today·Recently🔵 FYI
Tax Fraud Blotter: Third time's (not always) a charm
💡 Tax Fraud Blotter: Third time's (not always) a charm. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
Accounting Today·Recently🔵 FYI
Finance, investment and tax-related legislation
💡 Finance, investment and tax-related legislation. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
Accounting Today·Recently🔵 FYI
Tax Fraud Blotter: Physician, heal thyself
💡 Tax Fraud Blotter: Physician, heal thyself. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
Accounting Today·Recently🔵 FYI
Tax Fraud Blotter: A ghost of a chance
💡 Tax Fraud Blotter: A ghost of a chance. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
Accounting Today·Recently🔵 FYI
Tax Fraud Blotter: And then there were three
💡 Tax Fraud Blotter: And then there were three. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
Accounting Today·Recently🔵 FYI
Tax Fraud Blotter: A boy's best friend …
💡 Tax Fraud Blotter: A boy's best friend …. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
Accounting Today·Recently🔵 FYI
Tax Fraud Blotter: Got to know when to hold 'em
💡 Tax Fraud Blotter: Got to know when to hold 'em. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
IRS Newswire·Recently🔵 FYI
IRS launches new web page to streamline tax fraud and scam reporting
💡 IRS launches new web page to streamline tax fraud and scam reporting. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
Accounting Today·Recently🔵 FYI
Tax Fraud Blotter: Get rich Quick
💡 Tax Fraud Blotter: Get rich Quick. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
Accounting Today·Recently🔵 FYI
AT Think Crypto cost basis gaps create civil and criminal tax exposure
💡 AT Think Crypto cost basis gaps create civil and criminal tax exposure. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.
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