Six charged, including two from Dearborn, with tax conspiracy and wire fraud

April 15th, 20220 A federal grand jury in Flint returned an indictment on Wednesday, charging Michael Angelo (Angelo), Hassan Kamal Fayad, Mirna Kamal Fayad, Cory Justin Mann, Thomas Reed Quartz and Rosina Angelo with conspiring to defraud the IRS and other crimes. According to the indictment, from approximately 2011 to 2022, Angelo owned and operated...

Dearborn couple pleads guilty to multiple charges over false bankruptcy, tax evasion

February 24th, 20220 DEARBORN — Abraham Elsaghir, 52, and Samar Elsaghir, 51, have pleaded guilty to numerous charges stemming from false bankruptcy reporting, tax evasion and food stamp fraud. Authorities say that in May 2017, the Elsaghirs filed a voluntary Chapter 7 petition of bankruptcy and received a discharge of their debts in August 2017. But...

IRS: Taxpayers are eligible to deduct flood-related losses from 2021 tax returns

January 28th, 20220 With the 2021 individual income tax filing season now open, residents affected by last year's severe storms and flooding should know they are eligible to save on taxes. The IRS says that due to the catastrophic flooding this past June and the ensuing losses, as well as the subsequent presidential declaration of a disaster area,...

Rashida Tlaib to host virtual town hall with the IRS and FEMA

May 26th, 20210 LANSING — U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) is inviting residents in the 13th District that she represents to a virtual town hall with special guests to help answer the community's questions. Joining Tlaib will be Liaison Kate Hunyady from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Region 5 External Affairs Specialist Dan Shulman and...

IRS payment tracker down, as $600 payments arrive

December 30th, 20206 WASHINGTON D.C. - The online tool to track COVID-19 stimulus payments is temporarily down, as the IRS and U.S. Treasury Department began delivering a second round of payments Tuesday night. The IRS says the initial direct deposit payments begun arriving Tuesday night for some and will continue into next week. Paper checks will begin to...

As stimulus payments go out this week, IRS adds “Get My Payment” button and other tools to website

April 13th, 20200 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has launched a new web tool allowing quick registration for Economic Impact Payments ($1,200 individual, $2,400 married) for those who don’t normally file a tax return. In addition, the website will have a “Get My Payment” option where individuals...

Dingell announces timeline for direct stimulus payments to individuals

April 8th, 20200 WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) announced the federal government’s timeline for issuing direct stimulus payments to individuals. The direct payments were passed by Congress as part of the third coronavirus response bill, the Coronavirus Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The CARES Act...

Governor Whitmer signs executive order changing city, state income tax filing deadlines to July 2020

March 28th, 20201 LANSING – Governor Whitmer has signed Executive Order 2020-26 which pushes all April 2020 state and city income tax filing deadlines in Michigan to July, as a part of continued efforts to help Michiganders during the COVID-19 pandemic. Effective immediately, state of Michigan and city of Detroit income tax returns and payments due...

Michigan Dept. of Treasury warns taxpayers of fraudulent phone calls

November 28th, 20170 Within the last couple of days, the state Treasury Department has observed a surge in scam phone calls where scammers are claiming to be state tax officials and asking for cash through a wire transfer, prepaid debit card or gift card. LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan Department of Treasury is warning taxpayers of aggressive and...