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3 former Harris County Tax Office employees indicted for taking bribes
Read full article: 3 former Harris County Tax Office employees indicted for taking bribesBased on a statement from the Harris County Tax Collector, the three employees were indicted after an investigation revealed they took bribes in exchange for processing fake car transactions.
‘It has to get paid’: UH Energy VP suggests CenterPoint customers will pay for Hurricane Beryl costs
Read full article: ‘It has to get paid’: UH Energy VP suggests CenterPoint customers will pay for Hurricane Beryl costsUniversity of Houston VP Ramana Krishnamoorti and CEO Jason Wells indicate that the costs incurred will eventually be passed to customers, either through a future rate increase or a state bailout.
Houston tax preparer admits to falsifying returns, resulting in over $100K in losses
Read full article: Houston tax preparer admits to falsifying returns, resulting in over $100K in lossesCourt records claim Guevara admitted to placing $26,857 in fake business losses that resulted in a tax loss to the U.S. of $13,390 on that return. He took responsibility for $123,458 in losses to the IRS and will be paying that back as restitution.
Here is why you may want to opt out of child tax credit early payments
Read full article: Here is why you may want to opt out of child tax credit early paymentsThe first of six child tax credit payments to parents will hit bank accounts and mailboxes on July 15. Some families may absolutely need the money now to pay bills. That is why President Biden pushed the advance payments. If you don’t need it, there are several reasons you may want to opt-out of receiving the early payments.