Federal Court Permanently Shuts Down Brooklyn Tax Preparers

A federal court in the Eastern District of New York has permanently barred Brooklyn-based defendants Keith Sang, Kashana Sang, Tareek Lewis, Kimberly Brown and their business, K&L Accounting Group Inc., from preparing federal tax returns for others. After...

Tennessee: Former Business Owner Indicted on Sales Tax Evasion

June 14, 2022 The Special Investigations Section of the Tennessee Department of Revenue conducted the investigation that led to the indictment and arrest of John McGuire Packard, manager of McGuire’s Books, Music, Movies, & More.  Revenue special agents...

Florida Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Criminal Contempt

Tuesday, June 14, 2022 A Florida man pleaded guilty today to criminal contempt for continuing to prepare and file tax returns with the IRS in violation of a federal court order barring him from doing so. According to court documents, Guy Telfort, of Fort Lauderdale,...

Washington: Retail Sales Jump 17.9% in 2021

June 9, 2022 After a slight decline in 2020, the state’s taxable retail sales showed major gains in 2021, reaching $210.4 billion – a 17.9% increase over 2020.   Retail trade, a subset of all taxable retail sales in the state, also increased 16.1% for a total of...