Sometimes I don’t have to look very hard to find something important to our readers. Literally upon logging into my email this morning was a discussion on LinkedIn about a new small business lending program being marketed through accountants. Is that a wonderful new tool for CPAs to help clients with cash flow problems or […]
Who’s Guarding The Hen House? Accounting Malpractice Post
by Brian Mahany Two of the biggest brokerage industry failures last year were Peregrine Financial Group and MF Global Holdings. In August of last year we covered the Peregrine story after the firm’s CEO attempted suicide and left a note confessing to a massive theft from customers. At that time, we questioned why the firm’s […]
Dow Chemical Suffers Billion Dollar Tax Shelter Loss – Accounting Malpractice
by Brian Mahany When will they learn? Three times this month we have reported on big banks and corporations that have suffered major court defeats after attempting to claim questionable tax deductions. This week’s IRS victory against Dow Chemical is just one more nail in the coffin of abusive tax shelters. Wall Street bad boys […]
From STARS to SLOTS – More Tax Shelter Woes For Accountants (Accounting Malpractice Post)
by Brian Mahany Last weekend we wrote about STARS, a controversial tax shelter program recommended by accounting giant KPMG. That “star” exploded like a super nova earlier this week when a U.S. Tax Court upheld an assessment of approximately $800 million against Bank of New York – Mellon. Today, Accounting Today reports that another KPMG […]