A Georgia man has pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy related to a “ghost” tax preparation business. Brown trained his employees to prepare false income tax returns with bogus medical and dental ...

Randy Hutchinson is president & CEO Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South. In April, the U.S. Department of Justice sued to shut down a Florida tax preparer it alleges prepared more than 2,000 ...

The Justice Department’s tax division has obtained injunctions against hundreds of unethical tax preparers in the past decade ...

BEHIND YOUR SIGNATURE. THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU HAS ISSUED A WARNING ABOUT WHAT IT CALLS GHOST TAX PREPARERS. AROUND THIS TIME OF YEAR, SOME TAX PREPARERS SET UP SHOP, USUALLY IN A RENTAL OR A SHORT ...

It is time again to file our taxes. For many people, major life changes, business ownership, or simply a lack of knowledge about the ever-changing tax laws make finding a trustworthy tax preparer a ...

A truck driver who authorities said operated a “ghost” tax preparation business will spend years in prison for fraudulently seeking over $4 million in COVID-19 employment tax credits.

This year, United States taxpayers must file their income tax forms before the April 18, 2023 deadline. For many people, major life changes, business ownership, or simply a lack of knowledge about the ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Most tax preparers are honest professionals, but dishonest and unscrupulous ones still exist. This was the case for a senior citizen in Nevada who mistakenly hired ...

8 ON YOUR SIDE REPORTER SUSAN SHAPIRO HAS SOME ADVICE. YOU CAN START FILING YOUR TAXES THIS WEEK AND IF YOU NEED HELP, THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU HAS SOME TIPS TO FIND THE RIGHT TAX PREPARER. FIRST ...

A man who worked as a tax preparer in Broward County has been ordered to close his business and is permanently barred from preparing or filing any federal tax returns as part of a civil lawsuit filed ...

Heather Massey is the Regional Director of the Better Business Bureau in the Permian Basin. Check out www.bbb.org or call 563-1880. The Christmas season is gone, and everyone’s second favorite season ...

It may feel hard to believe, but the 2025 tax season is just around the corner. Taxes can be complicated, and laws change every year. If you’ve experienced major life changes, own a business, or just ...