Woman Allegedly Invents Businesses; Deducts Phony Business Expenses on Customer Returns
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 7, 2014. The United States filed a lawsuit today to bar Barbara L. Garrett, a Chicago tax return preparer, from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced. The civil injunction suit alleges that Garrett, while working at multiple Chicago-area tax preparation businesses including Instant Tax Service, Preferred Financial and Income Tax Solutions, claimed fraudulent deductions and credits on her…
