February 25th, 1997
As tax filing season begins, IRS Criminal Investigation reminds taxpayers to file accurate returns; Choose a tax preparer carefully
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation Division (IRS-CI) reminded taxpayers Friday to file accurate tax returns and choose a tax preparer wisely. The nation’s tax season started Friday, when the agency began accepting and processing 2020 tax year returns. U.S. persons are subject to tax on worldwide income from all sources. Most taxpayers […]
Documents Reveal WH Officials Tried to Use $250 Million in Taxpayer Money on Covid Ad Campaign to Boost Trump Reelection
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee accused HHS officials of engaging in a “cover-up to conceal the Trump administration’s misuse of hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars for partisan political purposes.” New documents released Thursday by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee reveal that Trump administration officials explicitly attempted to use a $250 million taxpayer-funded “public […]
Dunleavy Administration Responds to Supreme Court Ruling on Oil and Gas Tax Credit Bonds
(Anchorage) – Friday the Alaska Supreme Court, in Forrer v. State of Alaska, struck down legislation enacted under the previous Walker administration in 2018 that authorized the issuance of “subject-to-appropriation” bonds to pay outstanding cashable oil and gas tax credits. According to the Department of Revenue, there is $743 million in outstanding tax credits […]
Supreme Court Upholds Ruling to Correct Ballot Measure 1 Summary
Wednesday the Alaska Supreme Court upheld Superior Court Judge William F. Morse’s ruling ordering Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer (R-Anchorage) to correct the ballot summary for Ballot Measure 1, Alaska’s Fair Share Act, as requested by initiative sponsors. In a two page order, the court rejected Meyer’s appeal. The court will issue a longer decision […]
As Trump Pushes New Tax Cuts for Wealthy, Analysis Shows US Billionaires $800 Billion Richer Since Pandemic Hit
“For billionaires, this is a heads we win, tails you lose economy, boosted by Trump policies to funnel wealth to the top.” As President Donald Trump and top members of his administration continue their push to deliver another round of tax cuts to rich investors, an analysis published Tuesday by the Institute for Policy Studies and Americans for Tax Fairness […]
August 21st, 1914
Anchorage Fraudster Charged With Filing False Income Tax Returns on Behalf of Other Individuals
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced today that Sanh Sunni Thampithak, a/k/a “Allysia” or “Ally”, 54, of Anchorage, has been charged with fraud and false statements for preparing fraudulent income tax returns on behalf of other individuals. The criminal complaint alleges that Thampithak had been filing fraudulent tax returns, as an informal […]
Alaska’s Fair Share Comes Out Swinging with Statewide Media Buy
Supporters: Alaskans “get less for our oil than Russians, Norwegians, Texans, North Dakotans…” Backers of the Alaska’s Fair Share initiative launched a statewide media buy Tuesday with hard hitting radio ads airing in Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau markets and online audio and video ads running statewide. Initiative supporters argue that the legislature’s decision to […]