Denise Miller Almanza, Tax Fraud, Pennsylvania 2023
WASHINGTON – The U.S. government has asked a federal court in Philadelphia to permanently bar Denise Miller Almanza and her company, Denise's Centro de Servicios, PC, from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Department of Justice announced today.
According to the complaint, Almanza falsely reported clients' incomes lower than actual or falsely claimed tax credits in their returns, causing clients to receive improper tax refunds or refunds in excess of their entitlement. Almanza and her company prepared over 14,000 federal tax returns since 2010, according to the complaint.
The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, alleges that Almanza falsely claimed additional child tax credit on clients' income tax returns, allowing them to receive, on average, $2,900 in improper benefits per tax return. In total, the complaint alleges that Almanza's activities over the last four years may have cost the U.S. Treasury millions of dollars in lost tax revenues.
The tax return preparation scam is one of the Dirty Dozen tax scams of 2014 listed by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The IRS provides tips for choosing a tax preparer on its website. In the last decade, the Tax Division of the Department of Justice has obtained injunctions against hundreds of unscrupulous tax preparers. Information about these cases can be found on the Department of Justice's website.
Denise Miller Almanza, Tax Preparer
Exact criminal charges: Permanently barred from preparing federal tax returns for others
City and state: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Exact date: Not specified
Sentence or outcome: Permanent injunction
Dollar amounts: Over $14,000 in tax returns prepared, $2,900 in improper benefits per tax return, millions of dollars in lost tax revenues
The IRS has warned of tax scams, including the Dirty Dozen tax scams of 2014, which include tax return preparation scams. The IRS provides tips for choosing a tax preparer on its website.
Denise's Centro de Servicios, PC, a tax preparation company, is accused of perpetuating the tax return preparation scam.
Denise Miller Almanza, the owner of Denise's Centro de Servicios, PC, has been accused of tax fraud.
Key Facts
- State: Federal
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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