Courts Permanently Bar Two Tax Preparation Businesses; Florida Firm Ordered to Disgorge $558,520
The U.S. Department of Justice announced two tax-industry enforcement outcomes on November 10, in which federal courts in Georgia and Florida permanently barred tax preparation businesses from preparing returns for others.
In Georgia, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia issued a permanent injunction against tax return preparer Tanja D. Hollis, of Griffin, Georgia, and her business, Tanja Tax Preparations, LLC. The injunction bars Hollis from acting as a return preparer, preparing tax returns or assisting others in preparing them, engaging in conduct that substantially interferes with the proper administration and enforcement of the internal revenue laws, and promoting any false tax scheme.
In Florida, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida permanently barred Juan Humberto Garcia and his tax preparation business, The Tax Master of BVL, Inc., from preparing federal tax returns for others and ordered them to pay $558,520. The court also barred Marcos Yariel Figueroa from preparing federal tax returns for others for two years.
Both cases were announced by the Justice Department's Civil Division.
(Source: U.S. Department of Justice)
Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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