Shut Down: Jeanisia Saquise Allen, the owner of First Choice Tax Solutions, LLC, The Tax Experts, Inc., The Tax Experts, LLC, and Top Notch Taxes, Inc., has been permanently banned from preparing federal tax returns for others and owning or operating a tax return preparation business.
A federal court in Detroit entered the permanent injunction against Allen and her companies on March 13, 2022. The court’s decision came after Allen paid the government a settlement pursuant to a settlement agreement, which led to the dismissal of claims seeking the disgorgement of ill-gotten gains that her companies received for preparing tax returns.
According to the government complaint, Allen’s companies, operating under the name ‘The Tax Experts,’ prepared over 17,000 federal tax returns claiming over $82 million in tax refunds between 2017 and 2019. The IRS examined 716 of these returns, resulting in a total additional tax owed to the United States of $3,552,114, or an average of $5,349.57 for each adjusted return.
The government complaint alleges that Allen and her companies failed to train, oversee, and control businesses operating under an agreement to use the name ‘The Tax Experts.’ The complaint also alleges that her companies prepared false or fraudulent tax returns, exhibiting common and widespread false income, expenses, claims, credits, and deductions.
The IRS has warned taxpayers about unscrupulous tax return preparers as part of the Dirty Dozen series. Taxpayers seeking a return preparer should remain vigilant against unscrupulous tax preparers. The IRS offers tips on how to accurately file returns and how to choose a tax return preparer, as well as steps taxpayers can take to get a jumpstart on filing.
Taxpayers seeking assistance can access the IRS’s free directory of federal tax preparers. The IRS also has programs offering free basic return preparation for qualifying seniors and individuals with low to moderate income. For individuals with income over $73,000, IRS Free File offers free online tax preparation and filing options on IRS partner websites.
Defendant: Jeanisia Saquise Allen
Criminal Charges: Preparing false or fraudulent tax returns, failing to train, oversee, and control businesses operating under an agreement to use the name ‘The Tax Experts’
City and State: Detroit, Michigan
EXACT DATE: March 13, 2022
Sentence or Outcome: Permanent injunction, ban from tax preparation services, and a settlement payment to the government
Dollar Amounts: $82 million in tax refunds, $3,552,114 in additional tax owed to the United States
Key Facts
- State: Federal
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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