Worse, as the IRS tried to keep up with the changes, COVID-19 programs (PPP loans, COVID-EIDL loans, and ERTC refunds) were referred to within the tax professional community interchangeably. This is ...

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SHREVEPORT, La. – A Shreveport tax preparer has been sentenced to federal prison and ordered to pay restitution for filing false tax claims. U.S. District Judge Maurice Hicks Jr. sentenced ...

The Trump administration is intending to make cuts to the office of the National Taxpayer Advocate (NTA) — its third announced staffing reduction at the Internal Revenue Service that comes amid ...

In their scam tracker, the Better Business Bureau finds that people are online looking for a tax preparer, and people are telling them, hey, I'm a tax preparer, and they're losing their personal ...

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It’s tax season, and scammers know this is an excellent time of year to strike. Swindlers will pose as tax preparers and IRS agents to steal your refund and identity. Consumer Reports explains ...

LAFAYETTE, La. — It's the most wonderful time of the year — the season of giving, if you will. Tax season. 5% Early Income Tax Filing Dip in 2025 vs. 2024 It's no secret that filing your taxes ...

(Photo by Alan Cohen/Oregon Capital Chronicle) Oregon lawmakers will consider nearly doubling funding for a program that provides free tax preparation to low-income families, which participating ...