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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Owner of Robbinsdale Tax Business Indicted for Preparing False Tax Returns

Solomon Frank-Sawari, owner of the Robbinsdale business, was also charged with nine counts of preparing false income tax returns.

A local man is facing up to 34 years in prison for preparing false income tax returns from 2007 to 2010, according to a recent U.S. Department of Justice press release. Solomon Frank-Sawari, owner of Merit Tax Service in Robbindsale and Capitol Income Tax in Minneapolis, was charged on Monday, Jan. 28, with nine counts of preparing false income tax returns and one count of aggravated identity theft. He’s being indicted with one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States. According to the press release, Frank-Sawari and employees Chasma Dixon, and Tameca Stokes worked together to “obstruct the IRS in its collection of income taxes.” False tax returns prepared by the three defendants generated refunds in excess of $200,000, according …

Monday, January 28, 2013

When Can I File My 2012 Tax Return?

The IRS has announced a delayed start to the 2012 tax filing season. Here's the date of when you can file, plus some locations in Golden Valley to get help on your taxes.

You'll have to wait if you are used to filing your annual tax return at the earliest possible date. The Internal Revenue Service has revised its opening date for tax season -- pushing it eight days to January 30, 2013. The tax filing deadline is Monday, April 15, 2013. The IRS will begin accepting tax returns on January 30, 2013. Most taxpayers should be able to file on that date,  though some revised forms may not be immediately available. You can blame the delay on the federal "fiscal cliff" crisis and the new tax bill Congress passed just after Dec. 31. You can find more information in this Forbes article. Also, you can check out irs.gov. Electronic filing season was originally set to start on Jan. 22 this year. As a result of the delay…

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