San Antonio Tax Preparer Barred from Preparing Tax Returns
A federal court in San Antonio has permanently barred John Andrew Cardenas and his business, Cardenas Income Tax Service, from preparing federal tax returns for others.
The civil injunction order, to which Cardenas consented, was signed by Judge Orlando L. Garcia of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas on today.
The complaint alleged that Cardenas individually and through Cardenas Income Tax Service, which had offices in Uvalde, Crystal City, Kingsville and Corpus Christi, Texas, prepared federal tax returns for customers using fraudulent Schedule C businesses on the return to inappropriately reduce customers’ federal tax liabilities. The suit alleges that the harm caused to the U.S. Treasury may exceed $900,000.
Cardenas, who previously pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and abetting the preparation of a false and fraudulent tax return, agreed to the permanent injunction and admitted the allegations in the government’s complaint.
Return preparer fraud is one of the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) Dirty Dozen Tax Scams for 2014. The IRS has some tips on their website for choosing a tax preparer. In the past decade, the Tax Division has obtained injunctions against hundreds of unscrupulous tax preparers.
Defendant/Respondent: John Andrew Cardenas
Criminal Charges: Aiding and abetting the preparation of a false and fraudulent tax return.
City and State: San Antonio, Texas
Exact Date: No specific date given
Sentence or Outcome: Permanent injunction barring Cardenas from preparing federal tax returns
Dollar Amounts: The suit alleges that the harm caused to the U.S. Treasury may exceed $900,000.
Related Materials: United States v. John Andrew Cardenas, etc. Agreed Stipulated Judgment of Permanent Injunction Against John Andrew Cardenas
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Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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