preparers

For all these ends there are special avocations, those of the so-called "preparers," who are not the assistants or helpers of the professor, but _employés_ who were at one time upper servants, and then become superior workmen.

Spontaneous Activity in Education Maria Montessori 1911

These ads mask what tax preparers are truly peddling: usurious bank loans, at rates of 50% -- 500% APR, for which taxpayers sign over their IRS tax refunds -- including their Earned Income Tax Credits.

Deyanira Del Rio: Saying Goodbye to Tax Refund Rip-Offs Deyanira Del Rio 2011

"We look forward to participating with investors, audit committee members, preparers and others in a constructive dialogue as to how audit reporting can be improved to better meet the needs of investors," said Michael J. Gallagher , managing partner for assurance quality and transformation at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

Auditors Urged to Tell More Michael Rapoport 2011

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Tax preparers can help get every deduction, avoid errors 2010

Undercover testers sent to commercial tax preparers in NYC this year were steered to other costly bank products, and gouged by tax prep fees -- $540 in one case, for a simple return that took less than an hour to prepare.

Deyanira Del Rio: Saying Goodbye to Tax Refund Rip-Offs Deyanira Del Rio 2011

Most likely of all, tax preparers and banks will continue to find ways to take lucrative bites out of people's tax refunds.

Deyanira Del Rio: Saying Goodbye to Tax Refund Rip-Offs Deyanira Del Rio 2011

For example, "think about the feathers," she said, noting that each one passed through the care of a bird farmer, several feather preparers and feather dealers, as well a team of shoppers.

A New York Costume Drama in the Making Lizzie Simon 2011

Last year, the IRS dealt a major setback to RAL providers by eliminating its "debt indicator" --which had allowed tax preparers and banks to see if people's refunds might be garnished to pay back taxes or other debts.

Deyanira Del Rio: Saying Goodbye to Tax Refund Rip-Offs Deyanira Del Rio 2011

It remains to be seen how much tax preparers there will be encouraged to try to upsell profit-making products or services to those "free" clients.

Free tax-prep and filing options abound this year 2011

Not surprisingly, RALs quickly became big business -- not just for banks and tax preparers, but for rent-to-own stores, check cashers, payday lenders and used car dealerships that all found ways to get a piece of the action.

Deyanira Del Rio: Saying Goodbye to Tax Refund Rip-Offs Deyanira Del Rio 2011