Robert Jensen, Tax Evasion, California 2024
San Diego Accountant Banned from Preparing Fake Tax Returns
A federal court has handed down a permanent ban on a San Diego accountant, Robert Jensen, from preparing federal tax returns that understate income. According to the Justice Department, Jensen agreed to the ban without admitting to the allegations made against him.
The civil injunction order bars Jensen from preparing tax returns that improperly deduct personal expenses of customers or attempt to reduce a customer's taxable income through the unlawful use of pension plans, stock ownership plans, or retirement plans. Jensen is also prohibited from providing tax advice to, or preparing the federal tax returns of, any individual or entity that he knows is a customer of co-defendant Scott Waage.
The government complaint alleged that Jensen worked with Waage, a San Diego tax lawyer, to help clients evade income taxes and illegally circumvent pension plan rules. According to the civil injunction suit, Waage promoted schemes that helped customers evade taxes through the use of bogus deductions, while Jensen prepared the customers' tax returns claiming the bogus deductions. The government alleged that the IRS audited over 1,000 tax returns as a result of the pair's alleged tax schemes, and it estimated that the harm to the U.S. Treasury from the schemes exceeded $10.8 million.
The civil injunction case against Waage remains pending. 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's website.
Robert Jensen, a certified public accountant from San Diego, is permanently barred from preparing tax returns that understate income. The exact criminal charges against Jensen are not specified in the source, but he is accused of working with Scott Waage to help clients evade income taxes.
City and state: San Diego, California
Exact date: Not specified in the source
Sentence or outcome: Jensen agreed to the ban without admitting to the allegations
Dollar amounts: $10.8 million in estimated harm to the U.S. Treasury
Defendant/respondent full name or legal entity name: Robert Jensen
Related documents: Stipulated Order and Judgment of Permanent Injunction (Robert O. Jensen)
Key Facts
- State: Federal
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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