Luvander Hollaway, Tax Return Fraud, New Jersey 2023

A Newark, N.J., man has been permanently barred from preparing federal tax returns due to alleged EITC fraud, the Justice Department announced today. Luvander Hollaway, a resident of Newark, N.J., consented to the civil injunction order, signed by Judge Stanley R. Chesler of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

The government complaint alleged that Hollaway repeatedly failed to comply with due-diligence requirements imposed by federal law on tax preparers who claim the earned income tax credit (EITC) on their customers’ returns. According to the complaint, Hollaway also allegedly falsified reported income and listed fake dependents on his customers’ returns in order to claim the maximum EITC for them.

According to the complaint, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) assessed penalties against Hollaway in 2006 for failing to comply with due-diligence requirements, and a follow-up IRS investigation in 2011 revealed continuing failures and fraudulent claims.

The court order requires Hollaway to produce to the government a list identifying all persons for whom he prepared federal tax returns or claims for refund since Jan. 1, 2009.

The IRS listed return-preparer fraud as one of its ‘Dirty Dozen’ tax scams for 2011. In the past decade, the Justice Department’s Tax Division has obtained injunctions against hundreds of tax-return preparers and tax-fraud promoters. Information about these cases is available on the Justice Department website.

Luvander Hollaway, a resident of Newark, N.J., was permanently barred from preparing federal tax returns. The exact date of the court order is not specified in the source.

According to the complaint, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) assessed penalties against Hollaway in 2006 for failing to comply with due-diligence requirements.

Hollaway is required to produce a list identifying all persons for whom he prepared federal tax returns or claims for refund since Jan. 1, 2009.

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