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The assets of NextPoint Financial, parent of chain Liberty Tax, have been sold after approval by a Canadian Court and under Chapter 15 bankruptcy in the United States.
Liberty and Canadian Community Tax will continue to operate under the ownership of BP Commercial Funding Trust, Series SPL-X
The action was spurred by NextPoint’s disastrous acquisition of LoanMe, which was supposed to be operated in tandem with Liberty as a one-stop consumer operation. NextPoint purchased both LoanMe and Liberty in 2021 but shuttered LoanMe for new loans in July 2023. NextPoint sued AmeriFirst Home Improvement Finance seeking millions of dollars in damage for the alleged failure of AmeriFirst to live up to the terms of a loan servicing contract.
LoanMe, which had continued to service existing loans, will be wound down. NextPoint’s announcement said there would be no assets to distribute to creditors
IRS Appeals Forms Dispute Unit
The Internal Revenue Service Independent Office of Appeals has formed an Alternative Dispute Resolution Program Management Office.
Preparer Faces Contempt Charge
A Hialeah, Fla.-based tax preparer has been charged with contempt of court for continuing to prepare taxes for others even though she was banned from the business.
IRSAC Members Sought
The Internal Revenue Service is seeking applications for the 2025 Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council (IRSAC) through May 31 for terms beginning in January and is also looking for nominees for a new subcommittee focused on fairness issues.
Tax Season Ended with a Bang?
The finally totals are not in yet but through April 12, the number of returns received by the Internal Revenue Service were 1.9 percent higher than 2023 through April 14. That compared to this season’s total through April 5. running up .5 percent over the year ago figures.
Corvee Adds Depreciation Strategies
With Instead and Instead Pro, users can utilize depreciation to find and compare tax savings for assets categorized as residential, nonresidential, technology and electronics, office furniture and fixtures, vehicles, land improvements and specialty properties.
AICPA Makes 990 Suggestions
The American Institute of CPAs has suggested clarification and workarounds for the 990 Series Form instructions in a letter to the Internal Revenue Service.
Returns Gain on 2023 Results
Returns for the current tax season were .5-percent higher than 2023 totals, according to the last week report issued by the Internal Revenue Service before the filing deadline.
Feds: Preparer Cost IRS $100M
A New York tax preparer has been charged with tax return fraud that allegedly cost the Internal Revenue Service more than $100 million over a decade. Rafael Alvarez is accused of filing tens of thousands of fraudulent returns.
IRS: Preparer Sought $150M in Refunds
A New Jersey tax preparer has been accused of seeking more than $150 million in unmerited refundsfrom the Internal Revenue Service.
2024 Tax Returns Top 2023
The number of income tax returns received by the Internal Revenue Service through March 29 topped the number received through March 31, the first time this season’s reported results have exceeded those in 2023.
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