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Category Archives: Tax Preparation
Is There Something in the Water in Illinois?
Suppose you’re a tax preparer, and your new client owes quite a bit. Being the ever helpful kind of person that you are, you suggest to him that he add some additional business losses, charitable contributions and child care expenses, … Continue reading
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Three Fewer Bozo Tax Preparers on the Loose
>From the East Coast comes two tales of Bozo tax preparers. They’re joined by one from the heartland. Together, it’s a trifecta of what not to do. First, Henderson Joseph of Clarksburg, Maryland used to own Triad Business Services. Mr. … Continue reading
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Selling Dependents?
If you’re a tax preparer and you want to help your clients save money, one way would be to invent a dependent or two for them. Sure, you’re violating a law (or two), but your clients will save money. Not … Continue reading
Tax Season May Start In Mid-February This Year
If you want to make an accountant unhappy all you need to do is tell him that tax season will be compressed. Funneling more work into fewer days does not brighten an accountant’s day. The IRS today officially recognized what … Continue reading
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Selecting a Professional Tax Preparer
We all know what assume means. “Do you remember the old episode of tv’s ODD COUPLE when Felix explains to Oscar what happens when you assume? We all must know by now that when you assume you make an ass … Continue reading
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It’s That Time of the Year
I’ve sent out all of my Tax Organizers for the year. If you’re my client and have not received your Organizer let me know. You do not have to use the Organizer but it is a very useful tool for … Continue reading
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The CPA Added Phony Deductions. Who Owes the Tax?
The Tax Court looked today at the case of an unlucky taxpayer who used a Bozo CPA. The Bozo CPA added phony deductions (completely unbeknownst to the taxpayer). The IRS found out and assessed the tax rightly owed and penalties. … Continue reading
Bozo Preparers Running Rampant in New York
There are good tax preparers and bad ones. There appear to be plenty of the latter in the Empire State. The New York Department of Taxation and Finance sent some undercover inspectors to various tax professionals in New York. What … Continue reading
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Omozee Sentenced
In August we wrote about Bozo accountant Henry Omozee. Mr. Omozee underreported his own income on his tax returns. Patrick Brown of the IRS emailed me to let me know that Mr. Omozee was sentenced to 27 months at ClubFed, … Continue reading
And They’re Born Every Day…
Two tales of Bozo tax preparers came out at week’s end, and both come from Denver. First, Kennedy Oduro liked to make sure his customers got refunds. He invented false deductions and credits, and saved his clients $283,000 in 2003 … Continue reading
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