Leger operates under the names 1804 Tax Group and Liberty Tax Service. She previously did business under the name J& Co. The complaint says that since 2009, Leger and her companies prepared about 6,000 tax returns. Her alleged actions included fabricating losses for non-existent business or businesses not operated by the taxpayer, falsely claiming unreimbursed business expenses and claiming the educational tax credit.
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Georgia Preparer Draws Federal Ban
A Georgia tax preparer who operates a Liberty Tax store has been permanently banned from preparing federal income tax returns for others. The Department of Justice alleges that the actions of Joan Leger of Stone Mountain, Ga., may have cost the United States more than $2 million in lost tax revenue.
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