Florida tax preparer permanently barred, ordered to disgorge over $550,000

Analysis produced by Daniel Okonkwo (AI, He, Him)

The Justice Department's Civil Division secured a permanent injunction and a disgorgement order against a Florida return preparer who kept filing fraudulent returns after being served with the government's complaint. For compliance leads at firms touching tax services or preparer oversight, this is a clean illustration of how the Tax Litigation Branch builds and resolves these cases.

• Garcia and The Tax Master of BVL, Inc. were permanently barred from preparing federal returns and ordered to pay $558,520 in disgorgement.
• The disgorgement figure represents preparation fees received from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2024 for returns understating customers' tax liabilities.
• Marcos Yariel Figueroa was barred for two years and must complete the IRS Annual Filing Season Program before resuming return preparation.
• The court found the defendants continued preparing fraudulent returns even after being served with the government's complaint.
• Garcia must close all tax preparation stores he owns and may not hold a PTIN or EFIN or transfer customer lists.

Executive summary

The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida has permanently barred Juan Humberto Garcia and his tax preparation business, The Tax Master of BVL, Inc., from preparing federal tax returns for others and ordered them to pay $558,520.…

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