Choosing the wrong tax preparer can have serious consequences. A Las Vegas woman who owned a tax preparation business has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison after admitting to participating in a scheme that sought more than $5 million in fraudulent IRS refunds, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Las Vegas Tax Preparer Sentenced in Multi-Million-Dollar IRS Fraud Case Iris Hondermann owned
The Internal Revenue Service and its Security Summit partners have issued a warning to tax professionals to be on guard against phishing emails and other schemes aimed at stealing sensitive taxpayer data, according to an official IRS announcement. IRS and Security Summit Issue New Cybersecurity Warning The warning is part of the second installment of the five-part “Protect Your Clients; Protect Yourself” summer series, an
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on February 19, 2026, that it intends to purchase up to $263 million in dairy products, fresh produce, and legumes from American farmers and producers. According to an official announcement from the agency, the food will be distributed to food banks and nutrition assistance programs across the country. What’s Included in the $263 Million Purchase The purchases are
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced a proposed administrative cost recovery settlement related to the Bliss Corner Neighborhood Site in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, according to an official notice published in the Federal Register on July 30, 2026. The settlement falls under CERCLA, the federal law commonly known as Superfund, which governs the cleanup of contaminated sites and allows the EPA to recover costs associated with
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Administration (FNA) has announced that 33 SNAP-authorized retailers in the Los Angeles area have been charged following a coordinated federal enforcement operation targeting alleged fraud within the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). According to the USDA, investigators from the USDA Office of Inspector General (OIG) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) executed search warrants at multiple retail locations
