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Tax Fraud & Enforcement

Criminal cases, fraud schemes, and enforcement actions.

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CPA Practice Advisor·Oct 16, 2026🔵 FYI

Former Dallas Cop Who Killed PwC Accountant Botham Jean Leaves Prison on Parole

💡 Former Dallas Cop Who Killed PwC Accountant Botham Jean Leaves Prison on Parole. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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CPA Practice Advisor·Oct 14, 2026🔵 FYI

Treasury, IRS Propose Rules to Hinder Premium Tax Credit Fraud

💡 Treasury, IRS Propose Rules to Hinder Premium Tax Credit Fraud. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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CPA Practice Advisor·Oct 14, 2026🔵 FYI

IRS and U.K.’s Tax Authority Collaborate on Whistleblower Efforts

💡 IRS and U.K.’s Tax Authority Collaborate on Whistleblower Efforts. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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CPA Practice Advisor·Oct 2, 2026🔵 FYI

Michigan CPA Pleads Guilty in COVID-19 Loan Fraud Scheme

💡 Michigan CPA Pleads Guilty in COVID-19 Loan Fraud Scheme. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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CPA Practice Advisor·Sep 23, 2026🔵 FYI

House Passes Bill That Gives Tax Relief to Fraud Victims

💡 House Passes Bill That Gives Tax Relief to Fraud Victims. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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CPA Practice Advisor·Sep 17, 2026🔵 FYI

Travis Kelce, NFL Star and Husband of Taylor Swift, Fell Victim to a Ponzi Scheme – The Financial Advisor Got Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison

💡 Travis Kelce, NFL Star and Husband of Taylor Swift, Fell Victim to a Ponzi Sc.... Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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CPA Practice Advisor·Sep 16, 2026🔵 FYI

Connecticut OnlyFans Model Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion on More Than $3 Million in Income

💡 Connecticut OnlyFans Model Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion on More Than $3 Milli.... Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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Current Federal Tax Developments·Sep 16, 2026🔵 FYI

Technical Tax Analysis: H.R. 9500 (Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act) and Its Structural Impact on the Internal Revenue Code

💡 Technical Tax Analysis: H.R. 9500 (Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act) and Its .... Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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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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Accounting Today·Recently🔵 FYI

Tax Fraud Blotter: Open to interpretation

💡 Tax Fraud Blotter: Open to interpretation. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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Accounting Today·Recently🔵 FYI

IRS teams with DOJ on tax fraud enforcement surge

💡 IRS teams with DOJ on tax fraud enforcement surge. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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Accounting Today·Recently🔵 FYI

Tax Fraud Blotter: Friends in high places

💡 Tax Fraud Blotter: Friends in high places. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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Journal of Accountancy·Recently🔵 FYI

PCAOB shares agendas for rulemaking, research

💡 PCAOB shares agendas for rulemaking, research. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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Accounting Today·Recently🔵 FYI

Tax Fraud Blotter: Fairway to heaven

💡 Tax Fraud Blotter: Fairway to heaven. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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Journal of Accountancy·Recently🔵 FYI

GAO tax fraud estimate puts annual losses at up to $304 billion

💡 GAO tax fraud estimate puts annual losses at up to $304 billion. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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Accounting Today·Recently🔵 FYI

Tax fraud may cost us more than $300B annually, GAO finds

💡 Tax fraud may cost us more than $300B annually, GAO finds. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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Accounting Today·Recently🔵 FYI

Tax Fraud Blotter: Jet skis, dirt bikes and trailers, oh my!

💡 Tax Fraud Blotter: Jet skis, dirt bikes and trailers, oh my!. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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Accounting Today·Recently🔵 FYI

Tax Fraud Blotter: Making waves in Hawaii

💡 Tax Fraud Blotter: Making waves in Hawaii. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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Accounting Today·Recently🔵 FYI

Lawmakers introduce bill to stop fraudulent tax returns

💡 Lawmakers introduce bill to stop fraudulent tax returns. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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Accounting Today·Recently🔵 FYI

Tax Fraud Blotter: Crook from Crookston

💡 Tax Fraud Blotter: Crook from Crookston. Worth reviewing for potential client impact.

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Accounting Today·Recently🔵 FYI

Tax Fraud Blotter: Keep on truckin'

💡 Tax Fraud Blotter: Keep on truckin'. 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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CPA Practice Advisor·Sep 25, 2026⚪ Background

Don’t Get Victimized By a Cybercriminal

💡 Don’t Get Victimized By a Cybercriminal. General industry update.

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CPA Practice Advisor·Sep 24, 2026⚪ Background

Feds File Suit Over Alleged $64M Croft & Frost Investment Scheme

💡 Feds File Suit Over Alleged $64M Croft & Frost Investment Scheme. General industry update.

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CPA Practice Advisor·Sep 2, 2026⚪ Background

Former Bookkeeper at Hartford Law Firm Pleads Guilty in $750,000 Embezzlement Scheme

💡 Former Bookkeeper at Hartford Law Firm Pleads Guilty in $750,000 Embezzlement.... General industry update.

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CPA Practice Advisor·Aug 6, 2026⚪ Background

Former Mayor of Indiana City Seeks Dismissal of Near Decade-Long Tax Case

💡 Former Mayor of Indiana City Seeks Dismissal of Near Decade-Long Tax Case. General industry update.

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