The IRS and Computerization
At the end of the Second World War, the IRS was handling sixty million tax returns each year, using a combination of mechanical desk calculators, accounting machines and pencil and paper forms. In 1948 punch card equipment was used. The first trial of a computer system for income tax processing was in 1955, when an IBM 650 was installed in […]
Former Police Chief Learns Orange is the New Blue
Former police chief, Anthony Marraccini, of Harrison, NY, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for tax evasion. Marraccini pleaded guilty to charges against him this past January. According to federal prosecutors, Marraccini earned more than $2.5 million from his home improvement business and rental income from investment property owned, causing a loss to the […]
Tax Identity Theft and the Dark Web
In the World Wide Web, there is a part of it that is only accessible by means of special software, which allows users and website operators to remain anonymous or untraceable. That place is known as the dark web. A cybersecurity firm called Carbon Black, released a report in April about the growing threat of […]