Justice Department Sues to Shut Down Mississippi Tax Return Preparer for Alledgedly Overstating Tax Refunds

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2013-10-19

The United States has requested that the federal district court in Jackson, Miss., permanently bar Danee Aikens from preparing federal income tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced.

According to the complaint, Aikens prepares federal income tax returns under the name “Comprotax Service” from an office in Durant, Miss. The complaint alleges that Aikens prepared returns that overstated income, including by reporting fictitious household help income, in order to increase the amount of her customers' claim to the Earned Income Tax Credit.

The complaint further alleges that Aikens prepared returns that falsely claimed a refundable education credit on behalf of her clients.

As alleged in the complaint, the loss to the government from Aikens’ return preparation from 2009 through 2012 could exceed $7 million.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice

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