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From the Tax Law Offices of David W. Klasing - How and When Should You Appeal a California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) Audit?

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023

IRVINE, Calif., April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- California residents are highly familiar with the Franchise Tax Board when tax season rolls around.

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  • IRVINE, Calif., April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- California residents are highly familiar with the Franchise Tax Board when tax season rolls around.
  • Computerized statistical analysis of California and federal tax returns submitted by the taxpayer and especially differences between the two mandated by California law.
  • Your last option to appeal the FTB tax audit and the OTA is to file a lawsuit in California Superior Court.
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    SOURCE Tax Law Offices of David W. Klasing, PC

Cybersecurity and Cryptocurrency: Lessons Learned from One of the Biggest Digital Heists in Taiwan

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Tuesday, September 7, 2021

Basically speaking, tracking the work of hackers is often challenging since they can easily eliminate their virtual footprints.

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  • Basically speaking, tracking the work of hackers is often challenging since they can easily eliminate their virtual footprints.
  • Yet, in this case, Liu does want to highlight some lessons he has learned from this loss and share some key points involved in protecting a cryptocurrency investment.
  • After all, he believes, you shouldn't wait for someone else to protect youyou should take steps to protect yourself first.
  • In addition, in this case, Liu was not the only person who had access to Liu's own two digital accounts.

In Tether Hack, US$3.1 Million Worth of Cryptocurrency Stolen from Taiwanese Antique Dealer

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Friday, September 3, 2021

CHIAYI, Taiwan, Sept. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --In what is likely the biggest digital theft in the history of decentralized finance in Taiwan, hackers have stolen about US$3.1 million worth of the cryptocurrency Tether from an antique dealer in Taiwan named Liu Kun-Hung.

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  • CHIAYI, Taiwan, Sept. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --In what is likely the biggest digital theft in the history of decentralized finance in Taiwan, hackers have stolen about US$3.1 million worth of the cryptocurrency Tether from an antique dealer in Taiwan named Liu Kun-Hung.
  • According to local law enforcement officials in Chiayi, Taiwan, this cryptocurrency was being held in two Tether accounts in the United States, after Liu had made a US$3.1 million payment to the trader in that cryptocurrency.
  • In early July, Liu noticed that three transfers had been made from his Tether accounts to an unknown cloud wallet.
  • By that time, however, hackers had already relocated the stolen cryptocurrency to 5 different cloud wallets and emptied US$500,000 in cryptocurrency from one the accounts.