Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles replaces financial official
A private-sector accountant has been hired by the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles to serve as its new chief financial officer.
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Former mayor Goldsmith joins new consulting practice at BKD
Former Indianapolis Mayor Steve Goldsmith has been hired by national accounting powerhouse BKD LLP to lead a new public sector consulting practice, the firm announced Wednesday.
Local accountant charged with $1.1 million fraud
Ryan M. King, 43, faces up to 20 years if convicted, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office, which announced the charges Tuesday.
Big Boy owner says exec embezzled much more than estimated
Frisch’s Restaurants Inc. sued former Assistant Treasurer Michael Hudson in January, alleging that he forged payroll documents and falsified accounting entries, then diverted company funds into personal accounts over several years.
Major credit agencies agree to changes sought by advocates
The three largest credit-reporting agencies say they will change how they handle records, including making the dispute process easier for consumers and providing a waiting period before medical debts are reported.
Ex-county auditor accused of stealing funds sued by state
Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller has sued a former county auditor accused by officials of stealing nearly $350,000 in public funds to spend on personal items.
IRS cuts taxpayer services as filing returns gets harder
The Internal Revenue Service is reducing taxpayer services to historically low levels just as President Barack Obama's health law will make filing a federal tax return more complicated for millions of families.
State examiner wants higher Indiana audit fees
State Examiner Paul Joyce is pressing Indiana lawmakers to increase the daily fee for state audits, warning that his office needs more staffing to properly scout local government entities for fraud.
Home once occupied by Army brass now houses local movers, shakers
Former officers quarters at Fort Benjamin Harrison transformed into home for Pence lieutenant, CIB chief
Indiana cuts some public audits over shortages
The State Board of Accounts no longer is auditing the financial records of Indiana libraries, conservancy districts, some public school accounts, and small towns and townships, its leader says.
BKD gets bigger with Chicago, Dallas acquisitions
National accounting powerhouse BKD LLP, which has major operations in Indianapolis, is expanding its territory with two acquisitions announced this week.
Accounting firm adding 100 jobs in South Bend
Chicago-based Crowe Horwath said the additional jobs stem from growth in its audit and tax practices.
Indiana blocks $78 million in wrongful tax refunds
The state Department of Revenue says a special investigations unit discovered more than 39,000 returns relying on identity theft to falsely claim $39 million.
Lawmakers move to monitor State Board of Accounts
A subcommittee of the Indiana Legislative Council met this week to determine the goals and best practices of a new Audit Committee, which is meant to operate as a type of peer-review system for the State Board of Accounts.
Walgreen turns down inversion, to keep HQ in U.S.
The nation's largest drugstore chain said it will no longer pursue an overseas reorganization that would have trimmed the amount of U.S. taxes it pays.
Plea deal rejected for ex-Indiana county auditor
Lawyers are reworking an agreement under which a former county auditor in Indiana was expected to plead guilty to criminal charges of wrongly paying personal expenses with county-issued credit cards.
Hauke accounting firm to pay $1.8M in fraud settlement
DeWitt & Shrader PC, an Indianapolis-based accounting firm that worked for convicted Ponzi schemer Keenan Hauke, has agreed to settle a state lawsuit, Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson announced Tuesday.
Former CEO sentenced for federal tax evasion
Joseph C. Scott, 54, the former CEO at KSM Profit Advisors LLC, was convicted of underreporting his income taxes from 2005 to 2009, resulting in unpaid taxes of nearly $600,000.
State plans conference to examine tax structure
More than 200 local and national tax professionals and policy makers will participate in the Indiana Competitiveness and Simplification Conference on June 24 at the Indiana Government Center.
State has $400 million in unclaimed property
Attorney General Greg Zoeller is encouraging people to check an online database to see if they can lay claim to unclaimed assets.