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Tax Fraud & Enforcement

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CPA Practice Advisor·Sep 1, 2026🔵 FYI

Illinois Tax Preparer Sentenced, Ordered to Pay $700K for Filing False Returns

💡 Illinois Tax Preparer Sentenced, Ordered to Pay $700K for Filing False Returns. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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Current Federal Tax Developments·Aug 27, 2026🔵 FYI

Professional Sophistication and the Civil Fraud Penalty: How an IRS Auditor’s Own Expertise Sealed His Fate in Tax Court

💡 Professional Sophistication and the Civil Fraud Penalty: How an IRS Auditor’s.... Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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CPA Practice Advisor·Aug 20, 2026🔵 FYI

AICPA Auditing Board OKs New Standard Clarifying Auditors’ Role in Detecting Fraud

💡 AICPA Auditing Board OKs New Standard Clarifying Auditors’ Role in Detecting .... Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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CPA Practice Advisor·Aug 17, 2026🔵 FYI

IRS-CI Isn’t Playing Games with Illegal Sports Gambling

💡 IRS-CI Isn’t Playing Games with Illegal Sports Gambling. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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Current Federal Tax Developments·Aug 12, 2026🔵 FYI

Unmasking the $70 Million Dubai Fraud: A Technical Analysis of Section 165 Theft Loss Deductions in Deutsch v. Commissioner

💡 Unmasking the $70 Million Dubai Fraud: A Technical Analysis of Section 165 Th.... Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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CPA Practice Advisor·Aug 7, 2026🔵 FYI

Minnesota State University’s Director of African American Affairs Out After Tax Fraud Conviction

💡 Minnesota State University’s Director of African American Affairs Out After T.... Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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CPA Practice Advisor·Aug 7, 2026🔵 FYI

Report Shows a Fundamental Shift in Ecommerce Fraud

💡 Report Shows a Fundamental Shift in Ecommerce Fraud . Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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CPA Practice Advisor·Aug 4, 2026🔵 FYI

Massachusetts: Ex-Accountant Gets Federal Prison for Role in Real Estate Scheme

💡 Massachusetts: Ex-Accountant Gets Federal Prison for Role in Real Estate Scheme. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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CPA Practice Advisor·Aug 3, 2026🔵 FYI

Scammers Are Trying to Trick Crypto Holders with Fake IRS Letters

💡 Scammers Are Trying to Trick Crypto Holders with Fake IRS Letters. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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CPA Practice Advisor·Jul 31, 2026🔵 FYI

Comedian Carlos Mencia Lists Encino Home for $6.8M Amid Tax-Evasion Allegations

💡 Comedian Carlos Mencia Lists Encino Home for $6.8M Amid Tax-Evasion Allegations. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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CPA Practice Advisor·Jul 30, 2026🔵 FYI

Retail Theft Evolves as Shoplifting Declines but Fraud Schemes Evolve

💡 Retail Theft Evolves as Shoplifting Declines but Fraud Schemes Evolve. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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CPA Practice Advisor·Jul 29, 2026🔵 FYI

IRS to Observe National Whistleblower Day on July 30

💡 IRS to Observe National Whistleblower Day on July 30. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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CPA Practice Advisor·Jul 28, 2026🔵 FYI

Former CPA Sent to Prison for Laundering $5.3M Stolen From Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

💡 Former CPA Sent to Prison for Laundering $5.3M Stolen From Children’s Healthc.... Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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Current Federal Tax Developments·Jul 28, 2026🔵 FYI

Double Books and Disguised Payees: Corporate Personal Expenses and the Civil Fraud Penalty in Prezioso v. Commissioner

💡 Double Books and Disguised Payees: Corporate Personal Expenses and the Civil .... Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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CPA Practice Advisor·Jul 23, 2026🔵 FYI

IRS-CI Urges Families to Stay Vigilant Against Back‑to‑School Scams

💡 IRS-CI Urges Families to Stay Vigilant Against Back‑to‑School Scams. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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CPA Practice Advisor·Jul 22, 2026🔵 FYI

Kansas City Tax Preparer Sentenced to Prison for Two Financial Fraud Schemes

💡 Kansas City Tax Preparer Sentenced to Prison for Two Financial Fraud Schemes. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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CPA Practice Advisor·Jul 16, 2026🔵 FYI

Las Vegas Tax Preparer and 11 Others Indicted in $14M COVID Loan Fraud Scheme

💡 Las Vegas Tax Preparer and 11 Others Indicted in $14M COVID Loan Fraud Scheme. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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CPA Practice Advisor·Jul 10, 2026🔵 FYI

Michigan Tax Preparation Business Owner Charged with Fraud

💡 Michigan Tax Preparation Business Owner Charged with Fraud. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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CPA Practice Advisor·Jul 8, 2026🔵 FYI

Controller Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $1.1 Million From Employer

💡 Controller Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $1.1 Million From Employer. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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CPA Practice Advisor·Jul 8, 2026🔵 FYI

Employment Seekers and Businesses Navigate Rise in AI-Fueled Fake Job Postings

💡 Employment Seekers and Businesses Navigate Rise in AI-Fueled Fake Job Postings. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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CPA Practice Advisor·Jul 2, 2026🔵 FYI

Indictment Charges Drug Addiction Treatment Center CEO with Trying to Resell Millions of Dollars Worth of ERCs

💡 Indictment Charges Drug Addiction Treatment Center CEO with Trying to Resell .... Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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CPA Practice Advisor·Jul 2, 2026🔵 FYI

Former Tax Preparer Ordered to Repay $1.4M in ERC Tax Fraud Case in Mississippi

💡 Former Tax Preparer Ordered to Repay $1.4M in ERC Tax Fraud Case in Mississippi. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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CPA Practice Advisor·Jun 29, 2026🔵 FYI

Georgia Tax Preparer Obtained $30,000 from Fraudulent Claims, Feds Say

💡 Georgia Tax Preparer Obtained $30,000 from Fraudulent Claims, Feds Say. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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CPA Practice Advisor·Jun 26, 2026🔵 FYI

SEC Accuses North Carolina Man of Fraud Involving Napster Music Shares. Yes, Napster

💡 SEC Accuses North Carolina Man of Fraud Involving Napster Music Shares. Yes, .... Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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CPA Practice Advisor·Jun 25, 2026🔵 FYI

Report Suggests 40% of Workers Have Used AI to Make Fake Expense Receipts

💡 Report Suggests 40% of Workers Have Used AI to Make Fake Expense Receipts. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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CPA Practice Advisor·Jun 23, 2026🔵 FYI

Former Fugitive Ohio Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Defrauding IRS

💡 Former Fugitive Ohio Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Defrauding IRS. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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Current Federal Tax Developments·Jun 23, 2026🔵 FYI

Constructive Dividends, Corporate Formalities, and the Civil Fraud Penalty: Comprehensive Analysis of Hee v. Commissioner

💡 Constructive Dividends, Corporate Formalities, and the Civil Fraud Penalty: C.... Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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CPA Practice Advisor·Jun 22, 2026🔵 FYI

Comedian Carlos Mencia Arrested for Tax Evasion, $8.7M in Unreported Income

💡 Comedian Carlos Mencia Arrested for Tax Evasion, $8.7M in Unreported Income. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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CPA Practice Advisor·Jun 11, 2026🔵 FYI

IRS Restructures Security Summit to Better Tackle Tax-Related ID Theft and Fraud

💡 IRS Restructures Security Summit to Better Tackle Tax-Related ID Theft and Fraud. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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CPA Practice Advisor·Jun 8, 2026🔵 FYI

Scam Watch: Job Hunters Lured by Task-Based Schemes

💡 Scam Watch: Job Hunters Lured by Task-Based Schemes. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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CPA Practice Advisor·Jun 4, 2026🔵 FYI

Oscilar Launches Agent Hub, A Unified AI Agent Platform Spanning Fraud, Compliance, Credit, and Onboarding

💡 Oscilar Launches Agent Hub, A Unified AI Agent Platform Spanning Fraud, Compl.... Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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CPA Practice Advisor·Jun 4, 2026🔵 FYI

Detroit Rapper Sentenced to Prison for Leading Team Who Stole, Sold Tax Refund Checks

💡 Detroit Rapper Sentenced to Prison for Leading Team Who Stole, Sold Tax Refun.... Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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Accounting Today·Recently🔵 FYI

Tax Fraud Blotter: Get your stolen checks here

💡 Tax Fraud Blotter: Get your stolen checks here. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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Accounting Today·Recently🔵 FYI

TIGTA teams with new National Fraud Detection Center

💡 TIGTA teams with new National Fraud Detection Center. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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Accounting Today·Recently🔵 FYI

Tax Fraud Blotter: Keys to the kingdom

💡 Tax Fraud Blotter: Keys to the kingdom. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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Journal of Accountancy·Recently🔵 FYI

ASB approves standard on auditors’ responsibilities relating to fraud

💡 ASB approves standard on auditors’ responsibilities relating to fraud. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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Accounting Today·Recently🔵 FYI

Tax Fraud Blotter: No hope with DOPE!

💡 Tax Fraud Blotter: No hope with DOPE!. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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Accounting Today·Recently🔵 FYI

Tax Fraud Blotter: Life imitates art

💡 Tax Fraud Blotter: Life imitates art. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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Journal of Accountancy·Recently🔵 FYI

IRS warns crypto holders about fake compliance portal scam

💡 IRS warns crypto holders about fake compliance portal scam. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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Accounting Today·Recently🔵 FYI

Tax Fraud Blotter: Beaten at his own game

💡 Tax Fraud Blotter: Beaten at his own game. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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Accounting Today·Recently🔵 FYI

Tax Fraud Blotter: Took the internet by storm

💡 Tax Fraud Blotter: Took the internet by storm. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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Accounting Today·Recently🔵 FYI

AT Think In the blogs: Let's all go to the lobby

💡 AT Think In the blogs: Let's all go to the lobby. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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Accounting Today·Recently🔵 FYI

Tax Fraud Blotter: Win some, lose some

💡 Tax Fraud Blotter: Win some, lose some. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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Accounting Today·Recently🔵 FYI

Tax Fraud Blotter: Any port in a storm

💡 Tax Fraud Blotter: Any port in a storm. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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Journal of Accountancy·Recently🔵 FYI

Scam stoppers: 5 ways CPAs can help older clients fight financial fraud

💡 Scam stoppers: 5 ways CPAs can help older clients fight financial fraud. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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Accounting Today·Recently🔵 FYI

Tax Fraud Blotter: Twista fate

💡 Tax Fraud Blotter: Twista fate. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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Accounting Today·Recently🔵 FYI

AT Think When the preparer's fraud is the client's problem

💡 AT Think When the preparer's fraud is the client's problem. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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Accounting Today·Recently🔵 FYI

Tax Fraud Blotter: At death's door

💡 Tax Fraud Blotter: At death's door. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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Journal of Accountancy·Recently🔵 FYI

Supreme Court lets stand IRS power to assess tax anytime for preparer fraud

💡 Supreme Court lets stand IRS power to assess tax anytime for preparer fraud. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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Accounting Today·Recently🔵 FYI

Comedian Carlos Mencia arrested for tax evasion

💡 Comedian Carlos Mencia arrested for tax evasion. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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