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From The Stupid Preparer Files: Oh I Mean Stupid Attorney Files

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Stacie Clifford Kitts

Stacie says: “I don’t know about the suspsension period mentioned below. The IRS reports that attorney Michael McCall was suspended for 24 months from practice before the IRS for writing a bogus tax opinion. Frankly, if this guy wrote a bad opinion on purpose, I think it should be a permanent suspension. But that’s just me.” WASHINGTON — [...]

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IRS Patrol: An Installment of the IRS’s Own Stupid Preparer Files With Elements of the DUH Factor Too

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Stacie Clifford Kitts

Looks like the IRS has caught on to The Stupid Preparer Files. This is the second news release by the IRS about stupid preparers in a couple of months. If you are a loyal reader of More Tax Tips you know that I like to keep readers up to date on IRS tax tips and [...]

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From The Stupid Preparer Files – Woman Claims Connecticut Residents are Not Subject to Federal Income Tax

Posted on October 4, 2009 by Stacie Clifford Kitts

By Stacie Clifford Kitts, CPA I do enjoy reading about how stupid some tax preparers can be. It’s like a tax preparation train wreck. You know the kind you want to slow down to see. Moreover, the messier the scene, the harder it is to look away. Nevertheless, regardless of how many stories I read, [...]

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From The Stupid Preparer Files – A Man Pretending To Be a Former IRS Employee Claims To Have A Special Relationship With The IRS

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Stacie Clifford Kitts

By Stacie Clifford Kitts, CPA Apparently, Gerard Mirabella of Spring Hill, Florida prepared returns for his clients claiming false deductions for medical expenses, charitable contributions, non-existent businesses and other items according to a recent Department of Justice news release. But that’s not all. Mr. Mirabella was much more creative than just making up fake deductions [...]

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From The Stupid Preparer Files – Rerun of Former IRS Secretary Files Fraudulent Returns for Taxpayers

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Stacie Clifford Kitts

By Stacie Clifford Kitts, CPA Here is another one for the “Stupid Preparer” files. What do you really know about your tax return preparer? If you hired Debra Windham of Chicago a former secretary with the IRS Criminal Investigative Division, your tax return might have been involved in a tax fraud scheme that resulted in [...]

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Highlights From The Stupid Preparer Files

Posted on September 11, 2009 by Stacie Clifford Kitts

By Stacie Clifford Kitts, CPA Here is my latest addition of the stupid preparer files. Again – mind boggling. This preparer tried to scam something as stupid and easy to track as buying a house. The thing that is most disturbing about this case, is the fact that this guy thought he could get away [...]

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