IRS Losing Fight Against Tax Return Fraud? by Darrin Mish, Tampa Tax Attorney on 5/8/2012 Is the IRS winning the battle against tax return fraud? Hardly. Tampa is the city that holds the dubious distinction of having one of the country’s highest incidences of tax return fraud. It is estimated that from Tampa alone...more
Watchdog Group files Complaint on Tax-related Comment by Bishop by Darrin Mish, Tampa Tax Attorney on 4/23/2012 The watchdog group Americans United for Separation of Church and State filed an official complaint against Roman Catholic Bishop Daniel Jenky of the Peoria, Illinois diocese over remarks he made about how social services for...more
Tax day is taxing on road safety in the U.S. by Johnston, Moore & Thompson, Huntsville... on 4/17/2012 re you having a hard time concentrating on work today? Sure, that's a normal Monday problem, but since tomorrow is the last day to file taxes in the U.S., it's likely that millions of Americans have their minds on the stress...more
Budget bills, Evidence of Insurance, Tresspassing by Davis, Brown, Koehn, Shors & Roberts, P.C. on 3/12/2012 The budget discussion has started to heat up over the last couple of weeks. Statewide estimates made by the Revenue Estimating Conference (REC) set the tone for the session’s budget discussions, because all budget bills must...more
IRS Unable to Adequately Help Tax Fraud Victims by Darrin Mish, Tampa Tax Attorney on 2/21/2012 The IRS has admitted that it is overwhelmed by the number of tax fraud cases it has to resolve. An IRS spokesman in Florida said its employees are receiving additional training to better equip them to handle tax fraud. At...more
Florida Victims of Tax Fraud Sue IRS by Darrin Mish, Tampa Tax Attorney on 1/5/2012 Florida residents beware! Law enforcement officers have noted an extremely high increase in tax fraud in the Tampa Bay area. Postal officials have intercepted hundreds of millions of dollars of suspected fraudulent tax...more
From The Capitol - October 2011 by Warner Norcross & Judd on 10/6/2011 Politics is the art of the possible. Attributed to Otto Von Bismarck, German Prussian politician As the Legislature headed back into session just after Labor Day, 25 Republican and 10 Democratic lawmakers were in...more
Minnesota Government Update - May 24, 2011 by Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 5/25/2011 Minnesota Legislature Stands Adjourned – for now! The Minnesota Legislature met its constitutional deadline for adjournment of midnight, May 23, and adjourned as required. The final hours of the regular legislative session...more
Advertising Law Newsletter - March 28, 2011 by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 3/28/2011 In this issue: CBBB Steps Up Online Enforcement; Judge Halts Enforcement of Colorado E-Commerce Law; Courtney Love Settles Twitter Defamation Suit; and Four Loko Faces Class Action Over Deceptive Marketing. Excerpt from...more
California Supreme Court Schedules Oral Argument for April by Sedgwick LLP on 3/11/2011 • Oasis West Realty v. Goldman (S181781) – Does an attorney’s duty of loyalty owed to a former client apply when the attorney actively takes a position against the former client on the same issue for which the lawyer...more
Illinois Supreme Court Sets Civil Argument Schedule for March by Sedgwick LLP on 3/2/2011 This afternoon, the Illinois Supreme Court published its Call of the Docket [pdf] for the March term, and the Court will hear oral argument in six civil cases. The cases, with the issue or issues presented in each,...more
Identity Theft and Tax Fraud by Darrin Mish, Tampa Tax Attorney on 3/1/2011 There are many forms of identity theft that can deprive you of your tax refund, so you need to beware of them. One of the most common methods is where thieves use your Social Security number and other personal information to...more
Email Scam Warning from IRS by Darrin Mish, Tampa Tax Attorney on 2/24/2011 When tax season comes around you will almost always fnd email scams. If you have received an email that looks like it is from the IRS, do not believe it. It’s a scam. The IRS will never email you about your taxes, whether...more
Legal Matters Newsletter Winter 2010 by Melissa Tzanoudakis on 2/1/2011 Please enjoy our quarterly newsletter. I hope you find it informative....more