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  2. Misclassification of employees as independent contractors

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    e. Misclassification of employees as independent contractors is the way in which the United States and other countries classify the problem of false self-employment. In the U.S., it can occur with respect to tax treatment or the Fair Labor Standards Act . The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports that the IRS claims to lose ...

  3. Bogus ‘tax service specialists’ duped business owners in ...

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    The ERC joins a list of pandemic relief programs that have been plundered by fraudsters, with losses reaching as much as $280 billion, or enough to fund the FBI’s annual budget for 25 years. And ...

  4. Fraudsters target small businesses with scams. Here are some ...

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    According to the Federal Trade Commission, small businesses should be on the lookout for phony invoices and unordered merchandise. Scammers send out fake invoices and hope businesses won't notice ...

  5. Here's how to protect yourself from common scams this ... - AOL

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    But if that is not an option, you can take other steps that make you less vulnerable to scams. These include using the IRS pin system, having a password manager and checking that your computer ...

  6. Accounting scandals - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Accounting scandals are business scandals which arise from intentional manipulation of financial statements with the disclosure of financial misdeeds by trusted executives of corporations or governments. Such misdeeds typically involve complex methods for misusing or misdirecting funds, overstating revenues, understating expenses ...

  7. IRS Whistleblower Office - Wikipedia

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    The IRS Whistleblower Office is a branch of the United States Internal Revenue Service that will "process tips received from individuals, who spot tax problems in their workplace, while conducting day-to-day personal business or anywhere else they may be encountered." [2] Tipsters should use IRS Form 211 to make a claim.

  8. The IRS is going after scammy firms pushing a small ... - AOL

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    And the payments are attractive — qualified employers can claim up to $26,000 per worker on the payroll between March 12, 2020, and Dec. 31, 2021, a windfall for the ERC companies that get a cut.

  9. Enrolled agent - Wikipedia

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    History. The position of Enrolled Agent was created as a reaction to fraudulent war loss claims in the wake of the American Civil War with roots tracing back to the General Deficiency Act of July 7, 1884, or General Deficiency Appropriation Bill (H.R. 2735), also known as the "Horse Act of 1884", which was signed into law by President Chester A. Arthur on July 7, 1884.