Kelly Phillips Erb
Tax and Law Writer / Senior Writer at Forbes
I share #tax and #law stories for @Forbes. Lawyer, writer, proud mom. Happiest with #coffee ☕ and my kids.
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1 week ago |
forbes.com | Kelly Phillips Erb
Here’s something that you might not know about me: I once appeared on a reality television show. It wasn’t as exciting as “Survivor” or “Amazing Race”—there were no competitions, fabulous prizes, or tropical locations. Instead, the show, “Surviving Motherhood,” was taped in a local coffee shop and my first home. It was a documentary-type series that focused on challenges faced by young parents.
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1 week ago |
forbes.com | Kelly Phillips Erb
Identity theft reports rose by 9% nationwide last year, representing the first year-over-year increase in identity theft reports since 2021. Reported incidents increased by nearly 100,000 between 2023 and 2024, suggesting that identity thieves have found new way to evade existing protections, such as using generative artificial intelligence (AI) to create more convincing scams.
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1 week ago |
forbes.com | Kelly Phillips Erb
Identity theft remains a significant concern for taxpayers and the IRS—and it could get worse in the coming weeks. With summer on the way, identity fraud could peak—in 2024, consumers reported that most identity fraud incidents happened in the summer months, when spending is typically high. According to the Javelin Strategy & Research 2025 Identity Fraud Study, consumers lost a total of $27.2 billion in 2024 due to identity fraud, marking a 19% increase from the previous year.
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1 week ago |
forbes.com | Kelly Phillips Erb
An Augusta, Georgia, man has pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy related to a “ghost” tax preparation business. As a result, Allen Brown now faces up to 20 years in prison. It’s a good reminder to steer clear of ghost tax preparers. Ghost Tax PreparersA ghost preparer is a tax preparer who isn’t on the IRS’s radar because they do not have a Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN).
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1 week ago |
forbes.com | Kelly Phillips Erb
President Donald Trump is pardoning reality television stars Julie and Todd Chrisley, who are currently serving federal prison sentences for conspiracy, bank fraud, wire fraud, and tax evasion. In a video that appeared today on X (formerly Twitter), Trump calls the Chrisleys’ daughter, Savannah Chrisley, who spoke at the Republican Convention last July and appeared on Lara Trump’s Fox News show early this month, to share the news.
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What I learned today while trying to follow up on my profile series for @Forbes: the entire tax world—except me—appears to be on vacation. https://t.co/mdE02N3rvy
Are you a business owner or do you work with small businesses? Our new @Forbes Small Business Toolkit aims to help with info on choosing the right entity, assembling a professional team, filing & paying taxes on time, managing small business loans & more. https://t.co/Pbtkxe5DDV
In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a Catholic organization qualifies for a tax exemption even though its operations were not primarily religious. https://t.co/1qqoeUDHGx