Posts Tagged ‘tax returns’

IRS Undercover Sting Nets Skimming Businessman

Monday, August 11th, 2008

A Delaware restaurateur pleaded guilty to a criminal information charging him with making a false individual income tax return. Jerrold E. Richard was a co-owner of The Big Easy Seafood and Steakhouse in Bethany Beach, Del. In 2005, Richard put the restaurant on the market for sale. He told an undercover IRS agent posing as prospective buyer that he was skimming from the restaurant and that his tax returns were
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The Check’s in the Mail

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Economic stimulus payments have started going out and according to the IRS, nearly 130 million payments will go out this year, via direct deposit and paper checks.
The IRS has posted Stimulus FAQs to answer a variety of questions on the payment schedule and amounts, factors affecting direct deposit of payments and the eligibility requirements.
If you filed early enough to have your return processed by April 15, and you still haven’t
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Identity Theft Is Taxing More Americans Than Ever

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Tax season may be over, but for many Americans who have experienced fraud related to their tax records, the nightmare of dealing with identity theft is just beginning.
Over the years, identity theft has emerged as one of the top problems facing honest taxpayers, who go to file their federal tax returns only to find out that an identity thief has beaten them to it.
In addition to collecting undeserved tax refunds,
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