Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

By David Slade, December 29, 2011, Post & Courier, Charleston SC GOOSE CREEK — Bankrupt tax-preparation firm JK Harris suspended all operations late this afternoon and is bracing for a likely liquidation of the firm’s assets, according to founder and Chief Operating Officer John K. Harris. As of the end of November, the company still [...]

By Matthew J. Previte CPA MST www.taxproblemsrus.com July 20, 2011 Federal tax liens filed by the IRS for unpaid back taxes can cause serious damage to many areas of your life. IRS tax liens can not only ruin your credit rating but also cause problems with employers. Companies often pass up on hiring an otherwise [...]

By Matthew J. Previte CPA MST www.taxproblemsrus.com July 12, 2011 Nothing can kill your credit rating like an IRS tax lien. Your credit report can drop about 100 points after an IRS tax lien is filed in the public record. Having a federal tax lien on your credit record can eliminate many lenders from loaning [...]

By Matthew J. Previte CPA MST www.taxproblemsrus.com July 7, 2011 If you owe back taxes to the IRS, you have undoubtedly wondered how on earth you’re going to get a mountain of back IRS taxes off your back so you won’t have to live in fear anymore. Living with IRS tax problems is stressful and [...]

By Matthew J. Previte CPA www.taxproblemsrus.com July 6, 2011 Finding a competent tax attorney, tax CPA, or tax EA to represent you before the IRS can be a daunting task. Fixing IRS tax problems is a tricky business left to those who do it full time year round. Although any attorney, CPA, or EA (enrolled [...]

By: Jenn Strathman, newsnet5.com CLEVELAND – The IRS said there’s been a five fold increase in identity theft from 2008 to 2010. While the IRS said the breach is not happening at their offices, they are stuck finding a solution to this costly problem that leaves legitimate taxpayers waiting months for their refund check. Despite [...]

Sacramento, Calif. (June 20, 2011) By Michael Cohn, Accounting Today Roni Deutch, the tax attorney who heavily advertised her IRS tax resolution services before she was forced out of business, has pleaded not guilty to contempt of court charges. Deutch billed herself as the “Tax Lady” in her infomercials before she closed down her law [...]

North Highlands, Calif. (May 16, 2011) By Michael Cohn, Accounting Today Roni Deutch, who heavily advertised her tax problem resolution services on television, has closed her law firm and surrendered her legal license after a California judge froze her assets. Deutch was sued last August by the California Attorney General for $34 million, charging her [...]

accountingtoday.com Sacramento, Calif. (April 21, 2011) A California judge has frozen the assets of “Tax Lady” Roni Deutch after the state attorney general asked the court to hold her in contempt for shredding millions of documents and wrongfully diverting funds from clients of her tax law firm. Sacramento Superior Court Judge Shellyanne W.L. Chang signed [...]

accountingtoday.com Los Angeles (June 21, 2011) A Santa Monica man was arrested Friday morning on charges that he committed tax fraud and attempted to interfere with the administration of the Internal Revenue laws. Howard Hal Berger, 51, appeared Monday morning before U.S. District Court Judge John F. Walter. Berger previously pleaded not guilty to the [...]