WASHINGTON – Several major evangelical organizations have in recent years moved to a new strategy where they shift from a nonprofit status to a “church” status with the IRS, allowing them to keep private exactly how their money is being ...

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The Internal Revenue Service has a message for tax criminals: “We will not stop in our pursuit.” There was a 91.2% conviction rate for tax criminal cases in 2019 — a figure IRS officials vow to improve in coming years ...

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Dorian Wills, 52, of Buffalo, who was convicted of tax evasion, was sentenced to serve three years and one month in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. Wills also was ordered to pay $1,466,330.05 in restitution to ...

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WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has reached settlement agreements with groups that alleged in federal lawsuits that their constitutional rights were violated when their applications for tax-exempt status received extra scrutiny because their names contained words such as “tea party” ...

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Tuesday marked the close of another filing tax season for most Americans. Thousands of accountants whooped a shout of joy, papers were tossed in the air, and throngs of professionals ran out of their office buildings finally seeing the sun ...

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The Internal Revenue Service has seized millions of dollars in cash from individuals and businesses who obtained the money legally, according to a new Treasury Inspector General’s report. The report covers IRS cash seizures against businesses and individuals suspected of ...

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It’s that time of year again where tax preparers and individuals across the country are heading into hyper mode to get those tax returns filed by April 18. As an individual or business owner, you want to use every legal ...

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In the White House Budget Blueprint proposed by President Trump, the IRS is projected to have its budget for the period ended Sept. 30, 2018 reduced by $239 million. While one of many proposed budget cuts, this represents a continuation ...

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A Webster man has admitted to failing to report more than $571,000 of income to the IRS. Brent Derouen, 37, pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of failing to file federal income tax returns before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jonathan W. ...

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The board of Wounded Warrior Project has fired its top two executives, aiming “to help restore trust in the organization” that began as a shoestring charity providing goodie bags to hospitalized soldiers and became an $800 million ...

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BUFFALO — A businessman is accused of trying to cheat the IRS using shell companies and multiple bank and trust accounts. Real estate developer Frank Parlato Jr. was scheduled to be arraigned in federal court in Buffalo Monday on charges ...

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No checks, please. Starting next year, you’re check won’t be any good at the IRS — if you’re making a tax payment of $100 million or more. The IRS says it will reject all checks for more than $99,999,999 because ...

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