Nia Daniel, Tax Evasion, Florida 2024

Miami tax return preparer Nia Daniel has been ordered to disgorge $446,000 in ill-gotten gains she received from her return preparation business.

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida issued an injunction against Daniel, which bars her from preparing tax returns for others, having any ownership stake in any tax preparation business, or assisting or training others in tax return preparation through at least January 27, 2028.

The court made this decision after a complaint alleged that Daniel understated customers’ tax liability and claimed inflated refunds largely by falsifying or overstating business expenses claimed on a Schedule C, claiming the Work Opportunity Tax Credit for clients who did not qualify for it, falsely claiming other credits, such as the American Opportunity Credit and Residential Energy Credit, and falsifying income and filing status to increase the Earned Income Tax Credit.

According to the complaint, the IRS estimated a tax loss of more than $500,000 in 2023 alone from returns prepared by Daniel.

Taxpayers are being warned to remain vigilant against unscrupulous tax preparers. The IRS has information on its website for choosing a tax return preparer and has launched a free directory of federal tax preparers.

In the past decade, the Tax Division has obtained injunctions against hundreds of unscrupulous tax preparers. Information about these cases is available on the Justice Department’s website. An alphabetical listing of persons enjoined from preparing returns and promoting tax schemes can be found on this page.

Nia Daniel, a Miami tax return preparer, has been ordered to disgorge $446,000 in ill-gotten gains and is barred from preparing tax returns through at least January 27, 2028. The court made this decision after a complaint alleged that she understated customers’ tax liability and claimed inflated refunds.

The Justice Department’s Tax Division made the announcement.

Nia Daniel, REAL full name, was the defendant/respondent in this case. The exact criminal charges were related to tax evasion. The city and state involved were Miami, Florida. The exact date of the court’s decision was not specified but the court order is in effect through at least January 27, 2028. The sentence or outcome was an injunction and ordered disgorgement of $446,000.

The dollar amount of $446,000 is a key part of this case, as it represents the ill-gotten gains that Nia Daniel was ordered to disgorge.

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