Cherry Bekaert & Holland has named James W. Dawson as partner and the national director of international tax. He was previously managing director of international tax services for RSM McGladrey's Southeast practice.and had been with RSM McGladrey and McGladrey & Pullen since 2006. Read more...

Six individuals have pleaded guilty to charges stemming from their filing tax returns by using names of recently deceased taxpayers and then sending refunds to locations they controlled in Florida. The six admitted that the fraud caused the government to lose between $1 million and $2.5 million with more than 10 victims involved in the use of stolen identities. The acts occurred between April 15, 2009 and August 2011. Read more...