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U.S. Out to Halt Georgia Preparer

DOJ logoThe United States has asked a federal court in Atlanta, to halt a company which has operated a Liberty Tax Service office, from preparing federal income tax returns for others. The action is being taken against Joan Leger, whose company The 1084 Tax Group, operates under the Liberty name.

Leger's company has prepared almost 6,000 tax returns, according to the Department of Justice, which estimates the United States has lost more than $2 million in taxes as the result of her actions. Those actions allegedly include using EFINs of relatives in order to file returns.

Leger, a resident of Stone Mountain, Ga., is accused of creating or inflating deductions, wages, income, expenses or credits to boost the amount of earned income tax credits clients receive. She also allegedly fabricated losses for non-existent businesses or businesses not owned and operated by the taxpayer, falsely claiming unreimbursed business expenses and falsely claiming the educational tax credit.

The federal complaint indicates Leger has more than one preparation business and the Internet-based Manta company listing and search service shows her as owner of J&Company Tax Service, based in Stone Mountain.

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