Justice Department Highlights Ongoing Efforts to Protect the Public and the Fisc from Fraudulent Tax Return Preparers and Tax Scheme Promoters

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2015.  During this tax-filing season, the Justice Department announced today the results of its ongoing efforts to combat fraudulent tax return preparers and promoters of tax fraud schemes.  The department’s Tax Division has an active program to stop fraudulent return preparers and promoters from violating federal tax laws, particularly where the fraudulent activity can harm individual customers or drain the U.S. Treasury.

According to available Internal Revenue Service (IRS) statistics, taxpayers filed…