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Tax Cheat Shuts Down: Kansas Man Barred from Preparing Tax Returns
Ahferom Goitom, a Kansas City, Kansas, tax return preparer, has been permanently barred from preparing federal tax returns for others, according to a recent court ruling.
Goitom, who managed an Instant Tax Service store in Kansas City, was accused of forging forms W-2, filing returns improperly based on paycheck stubs rather than W-2 wage statements, fabricating income for phony businesses to obtain larger tax credits, claiming false education tax credits and filing tax returns without customer authorization.
The U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas issued a permanent injunction against Goitom, who consented to the order without admitting to the allegations against him.
Goitom’s brother, Semere Tsehaye, is also named in the suit, which alleges that the Instant Tax Service store in Kansas City is owned by Tsehaye. The case against Tsehaye is still pending.
The case is one of five similar lawsuits filed against four of the largest Instant Tax Service franchise owners, as well as the Dayton-based corporate franchisor of the Instant Tax Service brand—ITS Financial LLC.
According to the government complaint, Goitom sold false and deceptive loan products to Instant Tax Service customers.
The Justice Department’s Tax Division has obtained hundreds of injunctions to stop the promotion of tax fraud schemes and the preparation of fraudulent returns in the past decade.
Goitom’s permanent injunction was signed by Judge John W. Lungstrum of the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas.
Key Facts
- State: Kansas
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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