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Florida Woman Permanently Barred from Tax Preparation
A Florida woman has been permanently barred from preparing federal income tax returns for others, according to a recent court order. Milagros Espinal, of Hialeah, Florida, consented to the injunction, which requires her to inform her customers about the order, publish it in local newspapers, and turn over information identifying her customers.
According to the complaint, Espinal has been preparing tax returns with fabricated or overstated deductions and improper or false claims for tax credits since at least 2004. The government estimates that her return preparation resulted in an understatement of her customers’ federal income tax liabilities of $10 million or more between 2004 and 2007. She allegedly prepared at least 2,000 returns during that period.
Additional information about the government’s efforts to stop fraudulent tax claims is available at www.justice.gov/tax/tax-division. In the past 10 years, the Justice Department’s Tax Division has obtained hundreds of injunctions to stop tax fraud schemes and the preparation of fraudulent returns.
As a result of the court order, Espinal has been permanently barred from preparing tax returns for others. Her actions have had significant financial consequences, with the government estimating that her return preparation resulted in an understatement of her customers’ federal income tax liabilities of $10 million or more between 2004 and 2007.
Milagros Espinal, a resident of Hialeah, Florida, has been permanently barred from preparing tax returns for others. The court order requires her to provide a copy of the order to her customers, publish a copy in local newspapers, and turn over information identifying her customers.
Defendant: Milagros Espinal
Criminal charges: Preparation of fraudulent tax returns
City and state: Hialeah, Florida
Date: 2022
Sentence: Permanent bar from tax preparation
Dollar amounts: $10 million or more in tax understatements between 2004 and 2007
Key Facts
- State: Florida
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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