Missouri
Missouri thwarted multi-million income-tax fraud scheme
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Tucked away on the backside of the January 2023 Normal Income Report, the Missouri Workplace of Administration mentioned Missouri had been focused in a multi-million greenback “fraud scheme.”
The state didn’t provide a lot element concerning the scheme apart from the word in a Feb. 8 electronic mail: “The expansion price for particular person revenue tax is artificially excessive as a consequence of a person fraud scheme. The fraudulent funds can be reversed throughout February 2023.”
Missouri reported a 14.5% enhance in particular person income-tax collections and a 21.5% soar in company income- and franchise-tax collections year-over-year in January 2023.
The state offered just a little extra context Friday in a information launch for the February 2023 Normal Income Report.
It mentioned the fraud scheme “tried to make faux revenue tax funds from faux financial institution accounts with the intent to set off a refund within the Division of Income’s cost system,” in line with an electronic mail from the Missouri Workplace of Administration.
The fraudulent funds from January had been reversed February, which resulted in a a 0.8% drop in particular person income-tax collections and 13.9% lower in company income- and franchise-tax collections from month to month.
Missouri officers referred to as these progress charges “artificially low” on account of the tried fraud scheme, however burdened that no taxpayer {dollars} had been ever despatched to the perpetrators.
“The Division of Income’s Taxation Division confirmed that no Missouri taxpayer cash was misplaced,” State Finances Director Dan Haug mentioned.
Legislation enforcement has been contacted concerning the scheme.
The Missouri Division of Income didn’t reply to a message from KSHB 41 for extra details about the scheme, which tried to dupe the state into issuing $118 million in fraudulent refunds, in line with the Missouri Unbiased and different media shops reported.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One person died overnight in a vacant church fire in Kansas City, Missouri.
A Kansas City, Missouri, Fire Department spokesperson said around 2:15 a.m., crews were dispatched to the fire at the vacant church in the 2400 block of Chestnut Avenue.
As firefighters started to put out the fire, crews entered the building where they found the victim.
Crews were eventually able to put out the fire.
Fire investigators are working to determine the cause of the fire and the nature of the death of the victim.
The spokesperson said the department’s Bomb and Arson unit is investigating as part of standard protocol due to the fire being at a church.
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EAGLEVILLE, Mo. (KCTV) – An Iowa man was seriously injured after potholes on I-35 in Missouri caused his big rig to veer across the interstate and crash into an embankment.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol indicates that around 11:50 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 31, emergency crews were called to the area of northbound I-35 near W. 205h St., about 3 miles south of Eagleville, with reports of a single-vehicle collision.
When first responders arrived, they said they found a 39-year-old Steamboat Rock, Iowa, man had been driving a 2003 Kenworth semi-truck north on the interstate when the rig struck several potholes.
State Troopers said the impact with the potholes caused the 18-wheeler to cross the center median and both southbound lanes of traffic before it hit an embankment west of the roadway and stopped.
Emergency crews said the driver was taken to Harrison County Community Hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. He was wearing a seatbelt at the time.
Investigators noted that the semi-truck sustained extensive damage as a result. No further information has been released.
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