
Jeff Stimpson
Freelance writerJeff Stimpson is a veteran freelance journalist who previously served as editor of The Practical Accountant.

Jeff Stimpson is a veteran freelance journalist who previously served as editor of The Practical Accountant.
Mobile no more; Nigerian citizen pleads guilty in $12-million fraud; Ontario man pleads in phony-refund scam; and other highlights of recent tax cases.
The Internal Revenue Service’s Modernized e-File Production and Assurance Testing Systems will be unavailable on Saturday, July 22, and again on Saturday, Aug. 5.
ID theft keeps on rolling; will Trump prune the IRC?; the accountant of 2022; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
TNT blows up; HUD time; an $18 million employment tax scheme; and other highlights of recent tax cases.
When damage awards are taxable; avoiding New Jersey taxes; cutting-edge workflow; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
Bogus wages; ‘permission’ revoked; and other highlights of recent tax cases.
Phone-sex workers sue for wages; American sports and betting; 10 states without budgets; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
Not all tax pros are rejoicing about the court ruling striking down fees for the ID number.
A repeat offender gambles, then loses; targeting the homeless; and other highlights of recent tax cases.
‘Nobody likes lawyers;’ attacks on the CBO; so you want to be a tax preparer?; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
Practitioners share their
The IRS is warning a new set of Individual Taxpayer ID Number holders to renew.
Stolen names and SSNs; ‘substantial’ fees in a $1.1 million scheme; Canadian conspiracy; and other highlights of recent tax cases.
Madoff victims still wait; suing the IRS anonymously; where tax dollars go; other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
Bogus gifts, job expenses; ‘varying fees’ for fraud; Crazy skin game; and other highlights of recent tax cases.
Asian-Americans and the EITC; trusting the IRS; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
Better communication with clients, more efficient workflow, and cloning themselves top the list of things tax pros want for next year.
General overpayments and underpayments remain at 4 percent.
Cigars and nose jobs; ‘training’ to manipulate numbers; and other highlights of recent tax cases.
Audit myths; credits and whistleblowers; details of reform; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.