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Feds wants tax company shut down for multi-state offenses

Associated Press — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:54:29 +0000

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Federal prosecutors are seeking to shut down a Memphis-based company on claims it prepared false tax returns in at least three states. The Department of Justice said it is suing Mo Money Taxes and requesting an injunction to stop it from serving as a federal tax preparer. Mo Money Taxes was criticized [...]

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Ex-tax return preparer’s federal court appeal fails

Associated Press — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:31:44 +0000

OXFORD — A federal appeals court panel has upheld the conviction of an Oxford tax return preparer for filing dozens of false returns. Thelbert Lamont Lesure was sentenced to three years in prison in 2012 for filing false tax returns. Lesure was indicted on 21 counts. He pleaded guilty one count of knowingly preparing and [...]

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Treasurer pitches cost-savings of Free File tax service

MBJ Staff — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:54:34 +0000

JACKSON — State Treasurer Lynn Fitch yesterday joined state officials and industry leaders to urge eligible Mississippians to use the Free File program to prepare and file their taxes for free. Mississippi is one of 22 states plus the District of Columbia that sponsors a state Free File program. “Because Free File helps taxpayers file [...]

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Court bars tax preparer from work for fraudulent returns

Associated Press — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:06:45 +0000

COLUMBUS — A federal court has permanently barred Cynthia H. Carter of Columbus from preparing federal tax returns for others. Court documents show Carter consented to the order without admitting to the allegations against her. The order issuing the injunction was signed by U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock. The government alleges Carter, who does business [...]

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Thompson wants hearing on activities of Mo Money Taxes

Associated Press — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 18:48:01 +0000

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Congressmen from Virginia and other states are calling for a congressional hearing into a tax preparation firm that has received numerous complaints when customers did not receive their tax returns. Virginia Congressmen Bobby Scott and Scott Rigell joined Reps. Steve Cohen of Tennessee and Bennie Thompson of Mississippi in writing to the [...]

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