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New Mexico fire victims get tax relief

Victims of wildfires and straight-line winds that began in New Mexico on April 5 now have until late summer to file various federal individual and business returns and make tax payments. Following the recent disaster declaration issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the IRS has given relief to affected

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IRS blasted for destroying millions of information returns

The Internal Revenue Service is coming under criticism from Congress and the American Institute of CPAs for destroying an estimated 30 million paper-filed information returns to cope with its backlog last year, with one lawmaker even calling for the IRS commissioner to be replaced immediately. On Monday, the Treasury Inspector

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Tax Fraud Blotter: Lions and tigers and jail, oh my!

Royal pain; cashing out; midnight at the Oasis; and other highlights of recent tax cases. Dallas: Tax consultant Steven Jalloul, a Liberian national who orchestrated a scheme to secure more than $23 million in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program loans, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Jalloul, who pleaded

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CEOs who take risks with sports may do the same with taxes

CEOs who prefer risky sports hobbies are more likely to take a risky approach to their company’s tax planning, according to a new study published by the American Accounting Association. The study, from researchers at the University of Hong Kong, the University of California Irvine, the National University of Singapore,

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In the blogs: High anxieties

What to change; cash flow forecasting; the sales tax paradox; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers. High anxieties Procedurally Taxing (https://procedurallytaxing.com): Is momentum finally building for the IRS to provide taxpayers with free online filing options? EideBailly (https://www.eidebailly.com/taxblog): This news roundup looks at how the recent record tax

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PCAOB sets members for new advisory groups

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board named the members Monday of its two new advisory bodies, the Investor Advisory Group and the Standards and Emerging Issues Advisory Group, and scheduled their initial meeting dates. The selection of the members came after the board started a nomination process in January. These

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FASB chair: Demand high for digital assets project

Financial Accounting Standards Board chair Richard Jones said that, over the course of its agenda consultation process, stakeholders have communicated that a project to permit or require companies to account for certain digital assets at fair value should be a “top priority.” Speaking at Baruch College’s Financial Reporting Conference, Jones said

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Tax Fraud Blotter: Best and brightest and guilty

Disorder in the court; fines that didn’t stick; logo a no-go; and other highlights of recent tax cases. Olathe, Kansas: Dawna Kellogg, of Williamsburg, Kansas, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and filing a false return related to a scheme to embezzle money from a local district court. Kellogg, while

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Internal control risks keep growing

Organizations will need to test more frequently for an increasing number of risks to internal controls, according to a recent poll by Deloitte. In the year ahead, 55.9% of the more than 350 C-suite and other executives who responded to a poll during a webcast in January indicated they expect

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