Danee Aikens, Tax Return Preparer Fraud, Mississippi 2013

A Mississippi tax return preparer is under fire for allegedly overcharging her clients and cheating the government out of millions of dollars. According to a complaint filed in federal court, Danee Aikens, owner of Comprotax Service, prepared federal income tax returns that overstated income and falsely claimed tax credits.

The Justice System announced today that it is seeking a permanent injunction against Aikens, banning her from preparing federal income tax returns for others. 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.

Return preparer fraud is one of the Internal Revenue Service's Dirty Dozen Tax Scams for 2013, which can be viewed at www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Releases-the-Dirty-Dozen-Tax-Scams-for-2013.

In the past ten years, the Justice System's Tax Division has obtained injunctions against hundreds of unscrupulous tax-return preparers. Information about these cases is available on the Justice System website at www.justice.gov/tax/taxpress2013.htm.

Aikens, of Durant, Miss., is the defendant in the case. The exact date of the alleged crime was between 2009 and 2012. The case is currently ongoing. The Justice System is seeking a permanent injunction against Aikens, banning her from preparing federal income tax returns for others.

Defendant/respondent: Danee Aikens

Exact criminal charges: Preparing false tax returns

City and state: Durant, Mississippi

Exact date: 2009-2012

Sentence or outcome: Case ongoing

Dollar amounts: $7 million

Source: https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-shut-down-mississippi-tax-return-preparer-alledgedly-overstating-tax