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Massachusetts tax attorney suspended for failing to meet tax filing obligations

03/10/2010 - 12:16 - 558 reads

Massachusetts Tax Attorney Kevin Kilduff has been barred from practicing before the Internal Revenue Service for 48 months for failing to file a federal tax return, and for filing another five returns late.

The prince of DC coffee gets a jolt from the king of sales tax

03/04/2010 - 11:58 - 1000 reads

In Washington, D.C., Nick Cho is a local celebrity – at least among the coffee-loving crowd. He was the owner of a popular Capitol Hill hangout called Murky Coffee. Unfortunately for Cho, he’s been gaining fame for a less stimulating reason.

Florida mayor owes IRS more than $200,000 in back taxes

03/01/2010 - 16:45 - 1408 reads - 1 comment

Florida’s North Bay Village mayor allegedly hasn’t made a mortgage payment in nearly two years, lives in a house on which he had built an illegal second story, and owes the Internal Revenue Service more than $200,000 in back taxes.

Inmates turn incarceration into profit

03/01/2010 - 12:43 - 1598 reads - 1 comment

At least 50 detainees at the Stock Island Detention Center near Key West, Florida, figured out how to scam the Internal Revenue Service out of $100,000 in bogus tax refunds.

Sacramento accountant with lavish lifestyle charged with stealing from clients

02/17/2010 - 11:33 - 2871 reads - 3 comments

A prominent Sacramento CPA has been accused of stealing more than $13.3 million from his clients, according to reports.

The King of Ponzi schemes goes to jail

06/26/2009 - 10:34 - 2575 reads - 1 comment

Allen Stanford is a 59 year-old Texas billionaire - worth about $2.2 billion according to Forbes - with homes in Texas, Florida, St. Croix, and Antigu...

"Salt of the Earth" accountant finds prostitution doesn't pay

06/26/2009 - 10:25 - 6514 reads - 1 comment

Last year, Phoenix police shut down a large prostitution ring involving more than 100 prostitutes, some of whom still lived at home with their parents...

Accountant charged with threatening life of prosecutor

06/23/2009 - 20:38 - 2079 reads

Manhattan District Attorney Robert M. ...

IRS clerical error... or Senatorial scofflaw? Kerry campaign has tax woes

06/07/2009 - 18:54 - 4274 reads

When Senator John Kerry (D-MA) ran for president in 2004, naturally he had a significant staff helping him. The IRS has taken the position that in the...

Another celebrity in the IRS spotlight: Robin Givens

05/28/2009 - 11:31 - 1840 reads

More and more, it seems, celebrities are making themselves at home in the arena of tax troubles. The latest entertainer to spar with the IRS over unpa...

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