HeyJaredTax Tea with Melinda Tolbert
Welcome to Tax Tea with Melinda Tolbert, your go-to podcast for the hottest tax topics. Join Melinda Tolbert as she spills the tea on IRS secrets, scams, tax relief insights, and insider tips. Sit down, sip some tea, and dive into the intriguing world of taxation.
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10 Biggest PPP Fraud Mistakes That Send Business Owners to Prison (opens the original)
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PPP fraud investigations are still moving, and the paper trail is doing the talking. In this episode of IRS War Room, Melinda Tolbert breaks down the biggest PPP fraud mistakes that can send business owners to prison, including fake Schedule C filings, fake employees, inflated payroll, multiple PPP loans, and spending PPP funds on luxury items. She explains why investigators compare PPP applications, tax returns, Forms 941, payroll records, bank records, loan certifications, and spending activit
Indictment of the Week: The $145 Million Tax Magician (opens the original)
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The Tax Magician case is a reminder that fake deductions can create real federal consequences. In this episode of IRS War Room, Melinda Tolbert launches her Indictment of the Week series with the federal tax preparer fraud case involving Rafael Alvarez, also known as the Tax Magician, and A-Tax New York. She breaks down the alleged decade long scheme, the $145 million tax loss, the use of bogus deductions, fabricated capital losses, fake business expenses, fraudulent tax credits, and why taxpaye
Final Notice Of Intent To Levy: What Taxpayers Need To Know (opens the original)
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A final notice of intent to levy is not a letter to ignore. In this episode of IRS War Room, Melinda explains what LT16 letters and final notice of intent to levy warnings can mean, how tax liens can lead to tax levies, and what taxpayers should know before calling the IRS to see what the government knows. She also discusses ERC-related notices, why receiving ERC funds without qualifying can become a serious problem, what to do if a taxpayer is billed for ERC money they never received, and what
New - BREAKING: The SBA Just Unleashed AI to Hunt PPP Fraud (opens the original)
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PPP and EIDL enforcement may be entering a new AI-driven phase. Melinda Tolbert is breaking down what the SBA’s expanded use of Palantir technology could mean for business owners, borrowers, and tax professionals now. In this episode of IRS War Room, Melinda explains how Palantir may help the SBA analyze large datasets, flag patterns, identify possible coordinated schemes, generate investigative leads, and support fraud detection tied to PPP and EIDL loans. She also explains why this is not abou
$600 Million ERC Fraud: The Evidence Breakdown (opens the original)
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ERC fraud cases are not built on guesses. They are built on evidence. In this episode of IRS War Room, Melinda Tolbert breaks down the evidence behind an alleged $600 million COVID tax credit scheme involving ERC claims, false Form 941 filings, financial records, phone extractions, IRS call center records, fake W-2 submissions, surveillance, and social media posts. She explains how federal investigators build cases, why deleted messages and online activity can still matter, what bond conditions
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