Columbia Woman Sentenced to More than Three Years in Tax Refund Scheme
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA – Alice Felder-Lucas, 58, of Columbia, was sentenced to more than three years in federal prison for false claims against the United …
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Rome Donut Shop Owners Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – A Rome, New York couple and their adult son were sentenced today in federal court in Utica for tax evasion and …
Orange County Man Prohibited from Preparing Tax Returns after Filing Returns that Fraudulently Sought Over $50 Million in Refunds
SANTA ANA, California – A federal judge has ordered a Buena Park man to stop preparing or helping to prepare tax returns after federal …
Fraudster Resentenced to More Than 10 Years in Federal Prison for Stealing the Identities of Hundreds of Victims to Fraudulently Obtain More Than $2.2 Million in Tax Refunds
Baltimore, Maryland – Yesterday, U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Toyosi Alatishe, a/k/a Felix Victor Johnson, age 51, of Columbia, Maryland, to 126 months …
Charlotte Tax Preparer Is Sentenced To Prison
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A North Carolina man was sentenced yesterday to 41 months in prison for conspiring to defraud the United States by preparing and …
Durham, N.C. Man Admits To Operating An Unlicensed Cryptocurrency Business And Related Tax Charges
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Jayton Gill, 34, of Durham, N.C., appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge David C. Keesler today and pleaded guilty to operating an …
Polk County Man Sentenced For Role In Construction-Related Wire Fraud And Tax Fraud Conspiracy
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle has sentenced Guillermo Inamagua (57, Davenport) to 3 years and 10 months in federal prison for …
U.S. tax committees to question IRS chief over audits of ex-FBI officials
By David Lawder WASHINGTON – U.S. tax commissioner Charles Rettig will face questions from legislators over how two former FBI officials vilified by former President …
OECD sees global corporate tax overhaul on course for 2024
PARIS – The biggest overhaul of cross-border tax rules in a generation is now on course to take effect in 2024, the Organisation for Economic …
Versailles Tax Preparer Sentenced for Filing False Returns
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Versailles, Mo., woman has been sentenced in federal court for filing false federal income tax returns. Angela Jo Campbell Young, …
Birmingham Store Manager Pleads Guilty to Food Stamp and Tax Fraud
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The manager of a Birmingham grocery store pleaded guilty on Wednesday in federal court to wire and tax fraud for his unlawful …
Israel finance ministry trims GDP forecasts but sees surge in tax income
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM -Israel is on track to collect 45.5 billion shekels ($13 billion) more than initially expected in revenue in 2022, the Finance …
Preparing fraudulent returns results in conviction for tax servicers
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A tax preparer and her two daughters have admitted to conspiring to commit tax fraud over a four-year period, announced U.S. …
Vanguard to pay millions to mutual fund investors hit with big tax bills
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK – Vanguard Group, the largest mutual fund company, on Wednesday reached a $6.25 million settlement to resolve regulatory charges it …
Former IRS Employee Sentenced to Over One Year in Prison for Tax Evasion
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero and Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division announced that …
Chicago Attorney Sentenced to Federal Prison on False Statement and Tax Offenses in Connection with Funds Received from Failed Bank
CHICAGO — A federal judge today sentenced a Chicago attorney to four months in prison for false statement and tax offenses in connection with funds …
Husband and Wife Sentenced to Federal Prison for Conspiracy Related to Fraudulent Tax Filings of Maryland Auto Body Repair Shop
Baltimore, Maryland – Yesterday U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced Ercin Kalender, age 61, of Alexandria, Virginia and Lizette Kalender, age 44, of Alexandria, Virginia …
Romanian government plans tax hikes to boost budget
BUCHAREST – Romania’s coalition government plans a series of tax rises from next year, including increasing dividend and property taxes, which are expected to boost …
Soaring corporate tax an ‘incredible vulnerability’ for Irish economy – official
By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN – Ireland’s reliance on just 10 multinational firms to pay over half of the country’s soaring corporate tax receipts represents an …
Japan FY2021/22 tax revenue seen revised up to record amount – draft
TOKYO – Japan’s government has revised up its estimates of national tax revenue from the last fiscal year ended in March, as a weak yen …
North Bay Accountant Sentenced To 29 Months In Prison For Bank Fraud, Embezzlement Of Credit Union Funds, And Tax Evasion In Connection With Schemes To Defraud Cavallo Point Lodge And Redwood Credit Union
SAN FRANCISCO – Stephanie Simontacchi was sentenced to 29 months in prison for bank fraud, embezzlement of credit union funds, and tax evasion in connection …
Former Head of Anaheim Chamber of Commerce Pleads Guilty to Federal Fraud, False Statement and Criminal Tax Charges
LOS ANGELES – The former president and CEO of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for defrauding a …
California approves lithium tax despite industry’s warnings
By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) – California on Thursday approved a plan to tax the electric vehicle battery metal lithium to generate revenue for environmental remediation …
Boston Police Officer Sentenced on Tax Charge
BOSTON – A Boston Police Officer was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for failing to report gambling winnings on his tax returns. Dana …
Ocean City Business Owner Admits to Intentionally Failing to Report $70,000 in Annual Income Tax
Baltimore, Maryland – Sunil Chawla (“Chawla”), age 66, of Berlin, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to tax fraud. As part of his plea agreement, Chawla will …
Baltimore City Man Facing Federal Charges for Allegedly Submitting Fraudulent Covid-19 Cares Act Relief Loan Applications and Stealing the Identity of a Tax Preparer
Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Dana Lamar Antonio Hayes, Jr., age 37, of Baltimore, Maryland, on the federal …
EU to adopt minimum corporate tax with or without Hungary, says France
PARIS – EU member states will adopt plans for a minimum corporate tax rate in the bloc in the coming months regardless of whether holdout …
Exclusive-California lithium tax would delay shipments to automakers, executives warn
By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) – A proposed flat-rate tax on lithium produced in California’s Salton Sea region will delay deliveries of the electric vehicle battery …
Mexican National & Tax Fraud Fugitive Arrested After Six Years
NASHVILLE – A Oaxaca, Mexico, man was arrested this morning, after being sought for the past six years, following his indictment in a conspiracy to …
Hanover Paving Company Owner Sentenced for Million-Dollar Tax Evasion Scheme
BOSTON – The owner of a commercial and residential paving business in Hanover was sentenced today for a tax evasion scheme in which he failed …
Brazilian states sue government over tax cuts
SAO PAULO – A group of Brazilian states has filed a lawsuit with the Supreme Court to overturn a law recently approved by Congress that …
El Paso Man Pleads Guilty to Over $600K Tax Fraud Scheme
EL PASO – An El Paso man pleaded guilty yesterday to multiple counts of an indictment for his involvement in a tax fraud scheme. According …
Jury Convicts Jefferson City Tax Preparer of Filing False Tax Returns
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Jefferson City tax preparer has been convicted by a federal trial jury of filing false federal income tax returns for …
Owner of Suburban Chicago Manufacturing Company Guilty of $4.3 Million in Payroll Tax Offenses
CHICAGO — The owner of a suburban Chicago manufacturing company has pleaded guilty to a federal tax offense for withholding millions of dollars in employee …
Bay Village Man Pleads Guilty to Filing False Income Tax Return
A Bay Village man pleaded guilty today to an Information charging him with filing a false income tax return. According to court documents, in April …
Nurse Sentenced To Two Years In Prison For Filing False Tax Returns
Fort Myers, Florida – U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Jennifer Hansen to two years in prison for filing false tax returns for …
Former Prince George’s County Police Department Lieutenant Pleads Guilty to Federal Tax Evasion Charge for Failing to Report More Than $1.3 Million in Income from His Security Business
Greenbelt, Maryland – Edward Scott Finn, age 48, of Dunkirk, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to a federal tax evasion charge. Finn is a former Lieutenant …
Kenyon Bookkeeper Sentenced to More Than 9 Years Prison for $881,000 Employer Embezzlement and Tax Fraud Scheme
MINNEAPOLIS – A Kenyon woman was sentenced to 111 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and $1,058,777.18 in restitution for embezzling more than …
U.S. Senate’s no. 2 Republican says gas tax holiday ‘dead on arrival’
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden’s request that Congress pass a three-month suspension of the federal gasoline tax “is dead on arrival,” U.S. Senator John Thune, …
Tax Centers of America Franchisee Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Preparing False Tax Returns
PITTSBURGH, PA – The owner and operator of a Pittsburgh-area tax preparation business has been sentenced in federal court to 18 months’ incarceration and two …
China considers extending purchase tax exemption for new energy vehicles
BEIJING – China will step up support for automobile consumption and expects vehicle and auto-related consumption to increase by about 200 billion yuan in 2022, …
Refuse Company Co-Owner Sentenced to Prison for Filing False Income Tax Returns that Underreported Business Income
PITTSBURGH – A resident of West Alexander, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court in Pittsburgh to 6 months’ imprisonment and one-year supervised release on …
Biden says U.S. gas tax holiday would have no major impact on highway funds
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday said a potential suspension of the federal gasoline tax would have some, but not significant, impact on …
Harbour Energy CEO warns of lower UK investment due to windfall tax
By Ron Bousso and Shadia Nasralla LONDON – The North Sea’s biggest oil and gas producer, Harbour Energy, has told the British government that Britain’s …
Electric automakers make last-ditch plea for more tax credits before U.S. election
By David Shepardson and Tina Bellon (Reuters) – Shifting political winds during the U.S. November mid-term elections could spell trouble for automakers’ hopes of getting …
Yellen says gasoline tax holiday worth considering as anti-inflation tool
By David Lawder TORONTO – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Monday that a gasoline tax holiday should be considered as a way to …
German tax take soars, but war clouds outlook
BERLIN – Germany’s estimated tax take over the first five months of the year was 15.1% higher than last year, thanks partly to a strong …
Countries would implement minimum corporate tax to avoid revenue loss, says Yellen
TORONTO – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Monday that once some countries start implementing a global minimum tax on multi-national companies, other countries …
Federal Jury Convicts Louisville Attorney of Tax Evasion
Louisville, KY – A federal jury convicted Keith Hunter today for engaging in tax evasion following a five-day trial held in the United States District …
Lake County Woman Convicted Of Mail Fraud And Conspiracy In Connection With $2.94 Billion Tax Fraud
Ocala, FL – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Joyce O. Isagba guilty of three counts of mail …