The Revolution Will Not Be Televised: Tax protester admits to filing false tax returns

The tax revolution will not be televised and that is how the IRS likes it.

A tax protester from north central Idaho has pleaded guilty in federal court to fraudulently receiving more than $85,000 from the Internal Revenue Service during an eight-year period.

 

Federal prosecutors say 71-year-old Gary Raymond Harvey of Peck entered the pleas after three days of trial. Harvey pleaded guilty to 10 counts of making a false claim for a refund from the IRS.

 

During the trial, prosecutors argued that Harvey created and filed tax returns for The Organic Assembly of Circle JB. Harvey claimed the organization was entitled to tax refunds ranging from $8,800 to $54,000 in the tax years of 2002 through 2010.

 

On the stand, Harvey admitted he was not entitled to the refunds and to filing false tax forms.

 

He is scheduled for sentencing on Jan. 14.

Good luck Mr. Harvey! I bet you didn't think you would spend your golden years locked up in prison. I'm pretty sure your grandchildren will return the gifts you brought them......NOT!!!

Tax Preparers' Hall of Shame: Tax preparer pleaded guilty to filing false tax returns using stolen identities

New inductee of the Tax Preparers' Hall of Shame goes to Antoinette Djonet

Antoinette Djonret, a former Premier Tax preparer, has pleaded guilty to filing false tax returns using stolen identities, according to reports. In August, a federal grand jury in Montgomery indicted Djonret and five others for conspiring to file false tax returns using stolen identities and various other charges. According to the Department of Justice, Djonret had earlier been charged with making false claims in a criminal complaint that was filed on February 22 and in an indictment filed on March 28. According to court documents, Djonret obtained stolen identities from state of Alabama databases, and she and her sister then filed false tax returns using the stolen identities and directed the false tax returns to prepaid debit cards. In total, the defendants filed over 800 false tax returns and requested over $1.2 million in tax refunds.

Congrats goes out to Djonret. Thanks for making tax preparers look bad. Was it worth the money.....nope!

Tax Preparers' Hall of Shame: A federal court has permanently barred tax preparer

New inductee of the Tax Preparers' Hall of Shame goes to Cynthia Carter.

A federal court has permanently barred tax preparer Cynthia Carter from preparing federal tax returns for others, according to the Justice Department. The civil injunction order, to which Carter consented without admitting the allegations against her, alleged that Carter, who does business as Cynthia's Tax Service, prepared returns for customers that reported false income and expenses and falsely claimed several tax credits, including the First-time Homebuyer Credit. The complaint alleged that Carter claimed the credit on her customers' returns even though the customers had not bought new homes and were ineligible for the credit, and that the IRS paid more than $900,000 to Carter's customers. The complaint also alleged that she claimed fabricated employee business expense deductions and EICs on her customers' returns. According to the complaint, the IRS estimates that Carter's fraudulent tax preparation could have resulted in $4.25 million or more in lost revenue to the government.

Congrats goes out to Ms. Carter. Thank you for making tax prepares look bad! I hope you enjoy your ban.