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Convicted Tax Return Preparer Banned from Business
Ricia Daniels, a Texas woman, has been permanently barred from preparing federal tax returns after a federal court in Dallas ruled in her favor on January 9, 2020. Ricia Daniels doing business as Ricia’s Convenience Tax Service and Ricia’s Convenience Tax Service Inc. are also subject to the ban.
The order, agreed to by the defendants, requires Daniels to turn over a list of all persons for whom she prepared federal tax returns since December 1, 2013. The United States is also authorized to monitor Daniels’ compliance with the terms of the injunction.
According to the complaint, Daniels prepared returns for her customers that falsely claimed improper or inflated deductions of medical expenses, unreimbursed employee business expense, and other deductions on their Schedule A (Itemized Deductions). The complaint also alleged that she had improper or inflated business expense deductions on Schedule C (Profit and Loss from Business Sole Proprietorship), improper or inflated education expenses, and improper or inflated fuel taxes in order to understate income and overstate the taxpayers’ refunds.
The complaint further stated that Daniels had filed tax returns without the permission of some customers. Return preparer fraud is one of the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) Dirty Dozen Tax Scams for 2014.
The IRS has some tips on their website for choosing a tax preparer. 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 website. An alphabetical listing of persons enjoined from preparing returns and promoting tax schemes can be found on this page. If you believe that one of the enjoined persons or businesses may be violating an injunction, please contact the Tax Division with details.
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas entered the order on January 9, 2020. Ricia Daniels and her businesses have been permanently barred from preparing federal tax returns, and she must turn over a list of all persons she has prepared tax returns for since December 1, 2013.
Defendant: Ricia Daniels, doing business as Ricia’s Convenience Tax Service and Ricia’s Convenience Tax Service Inc.
Criminal Charges: Preparing false tax returns.
City and State: Dallas, Texas.
Date: January 9, 2020.
Sentence: Permanently barred from preparing federal tax returns.
According to the complaint, Daniels prepared returns for her customers that falsely claimed improper or inflated deductions of medical expenses, unreimbursed employee business expense, and other deductions on their Schedule A (Itemized Deductions). The complaint also alleged that she had improper or inflated business expense deductions on Schedule C (Profit and Loss from Business Sole Proprietorship), improper or inflated education expenses, and improper or inflated fuel taxes in order to understate income and overstate the taxpayers’ refunds.
The IRS has some tips on their website for choosing a tax preparer. 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 website. An alphabetical listing of persons enjoined from preparing returns and promoting tax schemes can be found on this page. If you believe that one of the enjoined persons or businesses may be violating an injunction, please contact the Tax Division with details.
Ricia Daniels, doing business as Ricia’s Convenience Tax Service and Ricia’s Convenience Tax Service Inc., is permanently barred from preparing federal tax returns due to her fraudulent activities. The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas entered the order on January 9, 2020, requiring Daniels to turn over a list of all persons she has prepared tax returns for since December 1, 2013.
Key Facts
- State: Federal
- Category: White Collar Crime|Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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