5 Commercial Fraud Prevention Tips This March marks the 13th anniversary of Fraud Prevention Month. While the annual program focuses on protecting the consumer, businesses should take advantage of the time to better educate themselves on c…

“Can I deduct this?” When Americans sit down to fill out their income-tax forms on or before the April 15 deadline, that’s the question they’ll likely ask the most. They may be shocked by how often the answer is “yes,” and the sheer variet…

Sometimes it can be hard to keep up with the avalanche of government announcements on tax avoidance and evasion. This guide, produced by Jason Collins, a member of the CIOT’s Management of Taxes Sub-Committee, should bring tax agents, jour…

If you’re rushing to get your tax return in the mail, take care when choosing your tax preparer. If you don’t, you could lose your refund and face fines or jail time if your preparer files a fraudulent return. Tax preparer fraud was the fo…

Tax filing season is upon us. Soon you will be filing your paperwork and perhaps receiving a nice check — unless thieves file a return in your name first and falsely claim your refund. Unfortunately, if a thief has your Social Security num…

There are a lot of scam warnings at tax time, but you may not have considered this one before: Make sure you check out your tax preparer. Last week, a court approved an injunction requested by State Attorney General Maura Healey, aimed at …

The Accounts Payable department is a prime target for fraud. Criminals looking to exploit your business take advantage of AP departments buried in paperwork to submit phony invoices and hope they’ll slip by as legitimate. A single fraudule…

Donations by wealthy Americans surge The divide between the rich and not-so-rich in America can be seen most glaringly in the amount of money they give (and have stopped giving) to charitable causes. The average American household is givin…

The person calling began to threaten the OPP civilian employee that if she did not send money to him, terrible things would happen to her With tax season on the horizon OPP will be receiving calls from citizens who have been contacted and …

A survey conducted by the data security and identity protection firm found more than half of Americans aren’t worried about tax fraud, despite federal reports showing identity thieves filed 787,000 fraudulent returns in 2016, which adds up…

Over the past five years, the IRS has been experiencing issues around identity theft. Evidence of stolen identity tax refund fraud, or simply tax refund fraud (TRF), began to emerge as early as 2004 when individuals began submitting fictio…

June had the reputation as being THE wedding month of the year and flowers were everywhere. Now it seems like wedding season goes from early spring to late summer. Whether they’re traditional with a bunch of flowers or have a Harry Potter …

The IRS at times seems like a living, breathing entity that’s often the source of bad dreams and stress. With all their rules, regulations, deadlines and forms, the IRS can be a little daunting, and nothing is scarier than the word audit. …

Tax Fraud Awareness The IRS, taxpayers and tax preparers share a common enemy: identity thieves. We all have a part to play in the fight against tax-related identity theft. Your role starts by learning the mechanics and warning signs. From…

I’m sure growing up you heard your parents say that education was the key to success. Whether that meant going to college, vocational school or having an internship or apprenticeship, education was always the answer for good, stable future…

Tax return and other tax-related identity theft is a growing problem that CPAs can help their clients with—both in taking preventive actions and in correcting problems after an identity thief has struck. Tax return identity theft occurs wh…

Challenges and Opportunities The Paypers has invited various thought leaders to share their views on 2017 predictions regarding security threats and fraud management solutions Monica Eaton-Cardone, Global Risk Technologies: Criminal fraud,…