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Fake Businesses, Phony Dependents: What Could Go Wrong?

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Russ

I’ve seen reports of Bozo tax preparers inventing deductions and dependents. This is the first time I’ve heard of a tax preparer inventing a business from scratch on a tax return. The results were good…for a while. Ramona Johnson was … Continue reading →

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From Owning a Party Mansion to Partying at ClubFed

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Russ

Claude Verbal II wasn’t the most well liked owner of a home in North Raleigh, North Carolina. It seems that the 15,000 square foot mansion wasn’t used as a home; rather, it was a place to PARTY! To be fair, … Continue reading →

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Tax Preparers Behaving Badly

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Russ

There’s a common thread among these tax professionals: You’ll be getting a refund. That sounds good until you realize that you really shouldn’t have, and that you will likely get in trouble later. Our first preparer might be saying, “Well, … Continue reading →

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Another Example of a Regulated Preparer Committing Tax Crimes

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Russ

Yet another example of a regulated preparer committing tax crimes emerged this past week out of Ohio. Larry Couchot is a CPA in Ohio. He’s president and an owner of an accounting firm. Mr. Couchot also may be heading to … Continue reading →

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Regulating Tax Preparers Always Prevents Tax Preparer Fraud (Not True, of Course)

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Russ

I’m generally a supporter of the National Association of Enrolled Agents and its policies. However, I disagree with the idea that both the NAEA and the IRS have that regulating tax preparers will magically make preparer fraud go away. It’s … Continue reading →

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100 Months of Boredom

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Russ

The cliche, “He who lives in a glass house shouldn’t throw stones,” is the theme of this post. Let’s take Larry Hill of Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Mr. Hill had a tax preparation business. He made this YouTube video asking … Continue reading →

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Tax “Professionals” Behaving Badly

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Russ

A couple of news pieces out of the Department of Justice this week highlighted two tax “professionals” who apparently behaved badly. Let’s start with an alleged violator out of Plantation, Florida. Keisha Stewart owns Professional Tax Services Inc., but her … Continue reading →

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No Instant Replay Here

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Russ

There’s an etiquette involved in sending emails: You don’t use all capital letters in most cases. The same is true when you write; it’s poor form. Yet when Judge Timothy Black wrote about ITS Financial, LLC (aka Instant Tax Service) … Continue reading →

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The Wrong Kind of Education Leads to ClubFed

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Russ

A California tax preparer decided he wanted to increase refunds for his clients. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with that–I want my clients to get the maximum possible refund allowed under the law. It appears that Kenyon Williams forgot those last … Continue reading →

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One Down, One to Go: DOJ Gets an Injunction, Asks for Another

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Russ

One of the more humorous (to me) aspects of the Loving case was hearing the IRS argue that it has no means of disciplining rogue tax preparers. That’s just not true. If I deliberately prepare a bad return, I can … Continue reading →

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